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Originally Posted by ssiguy
I can certainly see a new cold war with China and it is already well underway. As long as Xi stays in power {and he has proclaimed himself leader for life}, there will be a marked isolation of China.
Remember there are really 2 different Chinas.........the Hong Kong/Taiwanese who are very democratically oriented and believe strongly in human rights. Then there are the Mainlanders who generally don't. They have absolutely nothing in common except superficial culture ties. You can clearly see this in Vancouver where the 2 groups have nothing to do with each other and there is a real tension between them.
Those from HK/Taiwan tend to meld into the wider society at large and by the second generation are completely 'Canadianized' while this is not the case with Mainlanders who tend to isolate themselves and share little in common with general Canadian values and more importantly don't want to.
There is very much a similar play in the 2020s coming up as there was in the 1920s in terms of the 'Red Scare' except now the colour has changed to yellow. Nations across the planet are de-investing in China and this will continue.
China has quickly become the world's newest four letter word.
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Maybe that is a BC thing where enclaves are common. In Ontario the second generation is pretty indistinguishable from everyone else. Schools, pop culture and cute girls/boys are usually a stronger force than the little red book.