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China’s Xi Jinping and the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen were among the leaders on a private video call organized by the United Nations.

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[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago (4 children)

A “certain major country” is keen on unilateralism and protectionism and has caused “serious impact” on international rules and order, Xi also said, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

That's rich coming from China. They have never supported or even participated in the rules based order. From IP theft, to secret police stations in foreign countries, human rights abuses etc...

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

From IP theft, to secret police stations in foreign countries, human rights abuses etc…

At this point you could literally be talking about the US with this sentence.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

What do you mean? 'Murica doesn't use anything uncouth as foreign police stations; they only have sparkling extradition treaties and Interpol! Don't put The Leaders of the Free World™ with the barbaric Chinese!

/s obviously screw them both.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Our last standing differentiator was IP law, until we got weapons of mass IP destruction in the form of AI companies and LLMs.

[–] Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

And? Do you you think multiple countries can't be major issues?

He's pointing out that they're the pot calling the kettle black

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

No, the pot and kettle can both be black, that's the entire point of the expression.

[–] Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Your statement is missing the point, then.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

No it isn't. You were trying to cast China in a harsher light for doing "for decades" most of the same things the US has been doing (also mostly for decades).

Everyone sucks in this situation.

[–] filister@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

But the question is, is he wrong here?

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 hours ago

Wrong in the sense that they have been doing everything they accuse the US of doing for decades.

That you can make such grossly hypocritical statements publicly means you aren't serious about anything.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 8 points 1 day ago

The rules based order has always been a farce. Doesn't excuse the evil shit they do, but let's not pretend the West was respecting the rules it set up.

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

And yet, there's nothing inaccurate in his statement.