1971 Redux

Chinese propaganda was a bracing art form back in the day, which inspired much Western knock-offs.  The prose was equally Soviet Realism.  Fun to read.  That all ended circa 1980 when the Chinese economic reforms under Deng Xiao-ping came into play.  So this current op-ed piece is reminiscent:

Arbitrarily exercising its mighty military power, the United States is the real bully in the world who has rarely missed an opportunity to stoke tensions between China and its neighbors.
Just as Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Friday, "everybody can see who has the biggest size and muscle in the world."
China is "elbowing aside" no one by carrying out construction and maintenance work on some islands and reefs in the Nansha Islands, which fall entirely within its sovereignty.
It is the United States that has been busy elbowing countries like the Philippines into deliberate and serious provocations against China, triggering conflicts and undercutting regional stability.
As a matter of fact, Washington has long been adopting double standards on this issue, as it chooses to totally ignore the building work by other countries on islands owned by China, while showing "concerns" over China's activities on islands and reefs over which it has indisputable sovereignty.

Ouch!  Is the world heading back to 1971, to retrace steps with a view to possibly coming up with a more rational reordering?  I wish....

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