American leftists actively root for China. They view it as immoral for Western societies to wield power and see China’s rise as just comeuppance for American hegemony. I’ve had conversations with leftists where this view was directly articulated
On Mehdi Hasan’s show, Abdul El-Sayed defends Communist China and mocks people who are concerned about the threat posted by the Chinese Communist Party
Abdul El-Sayed: “People always bring up China as a bugaboo. 'Well, we’re going to lose the fight to China. 'You don’t hear China saying, "we’re going to lose the fight to the United States." ... How many times are we going to be goaded into bad public policy by being fear-mongered about some other country?”
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