Some nationalist voices in China view themselves as rational actors while viewing all other states as puppets of the US, which the host describes as an almost comical caricature but which reflects real ideological blindness among nationalist intellectuals

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Speaker

Tony Fernandes

Evidence Quote

“there's this blindness with nationalists especially where where they will see China as operating like a a sensible International actor and everyone else is just a puppet of the US uh which is for me it seems like almost a comical caricature”

Source

China Update 100,000 Sub Q&A Special Livestream— China Update
Created: 8/11/2026, 6:53:02 AM

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