[lbo-talk] China [was: Blowing Up an Assumption]

[Jim Devine]

I wrote: >> >the US government -- which officially speaks and makes
policy in my name -- doesn't control Tibet or Xinjiang.<<<

Ulhas:> > Does the principle of self-determination depend on whether 
the US govt controls x or y?<<

me: > No, but if I tell China what to do, it seems kind of irrelevant. And
do I have the right to dictate to China any more than China has the
right to dictate to x, y, or, for that matter, z?<

I should mention that I'm far from being a fan of China. It seems a
case of authoritarian capitalism.
JD