Has anyone ever watched Pine Gap on Netflix?

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3. I thought it was realistic, too

Early on, I had a feeling the character, Zhou Lin, was probably a spy. In reality, I seriously doubt the US would permit a Chinese “mine” to be built so close to the facility. It would be a hotbed of spying.

I thought Zhou’s perspective of world dominance between our two countries was interesting: that China’s approach is to gradually taking up more land. They see the US as enforcing a rules-based world order, with the US calling the shots. Since neither country has signed the International Court Treaty, the Chinese don’t truly respect the rulings of “old Europeans.”

Lately, we haven’t heard much in the news about the South China Sea, although I think It remains an important issue.

I’ve never forgotten something I read agrs ago in a novel about Japanese culture that seemed realistic and could be useful sometimes in understanding the Chinese, as well: they have three hearts, one they show to the world, one they show their family and one they only show themselves.