"Our economy is in the shitter due to our terrible mismanagement. What should we do about this?"
"How about we piss off China, one of our largest trading partners?"
"Nigel Bitterswax Chudley the fourth esquire, that is a truly brilliant idea!"
what the fuck is up with imperialist Westerners taking stances against China, then going on diplomatic visits there.
"hello yes, I stand in opposition to your sovereignty and your authority in the international sphere. Pls be friendly wif me uwu" shut the fuck up
I think they're provoking a response so they can "prove" the aggressiveness of authoritarian China or whatever. Then they can publish spicy headlines to sway public opinion
Gotta agree. The spin is something along the lines of "We came to those backwards barbarians with our hands extended in peace, and they swatted us aside for exercising our FREE SPEECH! Clearly it indicates how bellicose and authoritarian they are!"
Maybe intentional self-sabotage for the purposes of manufacturing consent? Or perhaps just simply pandering to their racist countrymen and colleagues. If you're not constantly saying "China bad" you might get mistaken for an evil CCP shill, so its best to set the record straight before you leave.
I feel like it's that last one. If they don't make an anti-China gesture, people might think they are evil authoritarian supporter.
Remember, diplomacy is now only talking to people who agree with you 100% on everything. Otherwise you are expected to walk out of any meetings they have been invited to. My nephew would be a better diplomat than most of these assholes.
you might get mistaken for an evil CCP shill
This is why I clearly mark myself as a CPC bot to set the record straight
Huge contradictions in that they need China but also want to project tough guy energy and seem like they're still relevant on the international stage riding off the legacy of their colonial empires
bimonthly reminder that not even the government on Taiwan considers Taiwan to be an "independent country"
No need , warmongers don't care such things
Hope that China will deny this visit and impose sanctions on UK. As far as I know they sanctioned Lithuania for Taiwan bullshit
roc is as valid as south vietnam.
Or South Korea. Libs love talking about how Russia is run by oligarchs, but this topic never seems to come up when they talk about SK.
Do these people realize that they have a lot to lose by pulling stupid shit like this?
The british state does not look out for the interests of their people.
Nope. European arrogance.
Brexit working out so great, might as well do it again.
Did it work out for the national bourgeoisie?
It's so cute how the UK still thinks it's relevant
As far as making life worse for other people around the world? I'd argue it is, somewhat
>Last name Cleverly
>Is a fucking idiot
cleverlyIsn't it Taiwanic, don't you think?
jesus christ didn't the foreign minister just visited china as well? It seems like a pattern now, foreign official visits china, foreigner complains about some made up bullshit, and the foreign country comes out with some awful imperialist dog-drivel.
Good diplomacy dipshits, fuck your economy.
What a grand and intoxicating idiocy!
to be fair, if i were the little lordling running a troubled, fragmenting island and visiting a global superpower, i would make some kind of announcement about how i'm going over there and really going to stick it to those motherfuckers, expecting to be met with throngs of hooting idiots below the parapet.
and then, once over there and behind closed doors i would tell them they can piss on me for $100 and if they want to kiss me on the lips its $150.
that's just old school statecraft.
The only thing the UK government is still good at doing is making a situation worse.
