5 June 2014 - spin control
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China’s government thrives on risk. They followed analogous plans for
finance (currency manipulation), industry (rare earths), and territory
(South China Sea): Push the situation around until it whirls out of
control then keep kicking it so it falls down your way (spin control),
while twisting the situation to blame others (spin control).
clue:
China is willing to convert one advantage to another in a flexible way,
without necessarily planning the steps ahead of time, and the West
is not.
give me a clue so sweet and true
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