Foreigners' analysis of the strategies of neighboring countries towards China is very profound. From the perspective of those neighboring countries that provoke China, offending China doesn't seem to be a big deal. Even if there are some temporary losses, they don't mind, because as long as they later speak softly to China and lower their stance, China will forgive them. For example, India is a good example. In recent years, India has been trying to take advantage of the interests transferred from China's industrial chain to the US, so it has consistently played an anti-China role. Even after the Galwan incident, India recently changed its attitude, and China once again showed tolerance towards India's actions. Therefore, from the perspective of neighboring countries, temporarily provoking China, jumping up and down, is actually not a big problem, because China is always magnanimous and will eventually forgive them.
This statement does have some truth to it. Our current understanding of the term "de wei bing shi" (combining virtue with power) is not yet sufficient. Simply having virtue without applying power in this jungle world is like walking on one leg. The jungle follows jungle rules; the premise for wanting to be a civilized person is that it's a civilized society.
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