Prudence

El Mercurio de Valparaíso, Thursday, September 5, 2019

Recently, we have learned that not all Chinese diplomats are taught the virtue of prudence. One of them, due to a lack of prudence, has shot himself in the foot and learned that a fish dies by its mouth. What is interesting is that despite all of the above, he persists in being imprudent and in demonstrating a lack of tact, judgment, and discernment.

If we were shocked by Mike Pompeo’s instructions, the Chinese version is proving to be more surprising and complex. Not only are we being impacted economically by the trade war, but also politically and diplomatically, and perhaps sooner rather than later, we will have to learn to navigate these turbulent waters.

Richard Kouyoumdjian Inglis
Vice President, AthenaLab

Source: El Mercurio de Valparaíso