US looks to boost anti-China spending worldwide by hundreds of millions, documents say

https://apnews.com/article/trump-countering-china-funding-e8ed66bd2d8a2a06dd750b6157979a1e

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Oni_eyes@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 6d (3 replies)

Man, if only we had a bunch of soft power programs already in place doing good work that also helped ideologically....

sik0fewl@piefed.ca · 4 pts · 6d (1 reply)

Have you tried ostracizing your allies? What about threatening to invade them? Destabilizing the world order by kidnapping and assassinating world leaders? Maybe tariffs for everyone?

Lydia_K@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 6d

Whoa whoa! Slow down! I've gotta write all these great ideas down!

T00l_shed@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 6d

Sorry, that's isn't very department of government efficiency of you

one_step_behind@quokk.au · 8 pts · 6d (1 reply)

Or, hear me out, spend the money to make your country less shit.

CareHare@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 6d

What an outrageous idea!