en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/602785 Comments by renntiger http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2009/07/09/chinas-porcelain-empire/#IDComment26906998 Justin's central thesis is that China Threat is a myth. He is one of the very few prominent voices in the blogosphere to consistently make this argument, typically from a rational, informed perspective. In this article, he seems to be making the point that an internally unstable China makes it even less likely to challenge the current world order. I do think he is overstating somewhat the significance and true impact of these ethnic riots (after all, the Chinese nation has lived through far worse challenges than this in its history, and the Chinese are known for holding a 'long view' when dealing with setbacks), but his overall thesis is still sound, and he should be commended for his willingness to openly champion an unpopular stance (with either the left or the right, or indeed much of the readership of this blog) on this politically (and often emotionally) charged, but usually poorly understood subject. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:12:46 +0000 http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2009/07/09/chinas-porcelain-empire/#IDComment26906998