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Seagull Posted 12 years ago
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China is getting bashed by a perfect storm of its own counterproductive public relations, its actions and reactions, and what China perceives as the harmonized public diplomacy strategy of its detractors.
Both the situation and the “blame” for it are more complex and nuanced than journalists and “experts” would have it. Nevertheless, this bashing will likely end badly, with a smarting, angry and relatively politically isolated China.
That will not be good for peace and stability in the South China Sea or the region as a whole.
In the passage above, I found the first paragraph difficult to understand. Could you please put in into simpler terms? Also, I'd like to ask you what this 'its detractors' mean. Does it imply some Southeast Asian countries, such as Vietnam and the Philippines?
Both the situation and the “blame” for it are more complex and nuanced than journalists and “experts” would have it. Nevertheless, this bashing will likely end badly, with a smarting, angry and relatively politically isolated China.
That will not be good for peace and stability in the South China Sea or the region as a whole.
In the passage above, I found the first paragraph difficult to understand. Could you please put in into simpler terms? Also, I'd like to ask you what this 'its detractors' mean. Does it imply some Southeast Asian countries, such as Vietnam and the Philippines?
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A "perfect storm" is when everything goes wrong at the same time, like bad luck from every source and direction. Here, China is being punished by a perfect storm of its own bad policies and the (perceived, which may not be real) policies of its rivals.
- A "perfect storm" is when everything goes wrong at the same time, like bad luck from every source and direction.
- Here, China is being punished by a perfect storm of its own bad policies and the (perceived, which may not be real) policies of its rivals.
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A "perfect storm" is when everything goes wrong at the same time, like bad luck from every source and direction.
Here, China is being punished by a perfect storm of its own bad policies and the (perceived, which may not be real) policies of its rivals.
Here, China is being punished by a perfect storm of its own bad policies and the (perceived, which may not be real) policies of its rivals.
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