Despite millions spent on anti-Chinese propaganda, Americans no longer perceive China to be a top security threat to the US (www.cnbc.com)

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[-] DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml 44 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Each day that goes by where China does literally nothing threatening the West loses face. Can't have a boogeyman that does nothing while you go around the world genociding minorities on live stream.

[-] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 8 months ago

It's like this, but with China: https://www.theonion.com/fbi-uncovers-al-qaeda-plot-to-just-sit-back-and-enjoy-c-1819576375

[-] miz@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 8 months ago

300 million a year!

(a) Countering Chinese influence fund. —There is authorized to be appropriated $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 for the Countering Chinese Influence Fund to counter the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party globally. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this authorization are authorized to remain available until expended and shall supplement, not supplant, amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to counter such influence.