China's weakness in its strength
China has been called out for making false predictions for a while now, and recent events give us one more chance to do so. By Aadi Achint When people talk about China, they always talk about how big their military is and how they have the second largest economy in the world. Because of the Chinese "Great Firewall," it can be hard to get a clear picture of what is going on inside China. Everything the Chinese do and say gives the rest of the world the impression that they are strong. Until recently, people around the world believed everything a Chinese spokesperson said and often based their opinions on what they said. China has been called out for making false predictions for a while now, and recent events give us one more chance to do so. Image Source Let's start with the SCO summit, where Chinese President Xi Jinping was supposed to make his first international appearance since the start of the pandemic in 2020. Before he went to the summit, he stopped in Kazakhstan f...