7 January 2015 - naked power 5

One principle of traditional Chinese strategy is to alternate soft and hard approaches; the velvet glove is for one hand. At sea, “Let’s continue implementing the agreement on joint surveys” alternates with “You think these waters are yours? Shove off, we’re drilling here,” in Hong Kong official speeches alternate with clearing the barricades. North Korea studied the same classics. Westerners think they discovered electricity, but China decided of old that alternating current is the way to transmit power.