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A foreign policy completely driven by criminal objectives shielded by pervasive propaganda cannot be a policy worthy of a true democracy, and US foreign policy is not. In this context, Chas Freeman stands out as an honest and knowledgeable man, and for that he deserves our deepest gratitude. But, being an American establishmentarian, he s also a seriously misinformed man who, despite his onetime official connection with China, and by retaining a fair amount of official US exception
Veteran Diplomat: U.S. Confronts China to Protect Supremacy, Not Security
Veteran US diplomat Chas Freeman says that despite talk of a New Cold War between the US and China, the US in reality is reacting aggressively to a rising Chinese power whose economic gains threaten US global supremacy. “We’ve become accustomed over the past 75 years to be the overlord in East Asia,” Freeman says.
By Aaron MATÉ
Chas Freeman, who served in top State Department positions and as Richard Nixon’s chief interpreter on his historic 1972 visit to China, discusses the state of US-China relations and flashpoints of conflict such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Xinjiang.