It calls on ‘western democracies’ to ‘catch up’ with China. Why? Just vibe. Just let the world be cool and let someone else make cool shit? It’s all good man.
If catching up meant developing their own capacities—ignoring ongoing imperialism—then I would agree. The US has lots of potential—again ignoring imperialism—and should redevelop itself ideally.
Yet, as we all know the US and the imperial core prosper not on their own innovation, but on unequal exchange and imperializing the rest of the world. When ASPI says ‘catch up’ they mean intensifying imperialism and destroying AES/anti-imperialist countries.
It calls on ‘western democracies’ to ‘catch up’ with China. Why? Just vibe. Just let the world be cool and let someone else make cool shit? It’s all good man.
If catching up meant developing their own capacities—ignoring ongoing imperialism—then I would agree. The US has lots of potential—again ignoring imperialism—and should redevelop itself ideally.
Yet, as we all know the US and the imperial core prosper not on their own innovation, but on unequal exchange and imperializing the rest of the world. When ASPI says ‘catch up’ they mean intensifying imperialism and destroying AES/anti-imperialist countries.