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  The reality is however that no one plays fair, which is why it's mostly a bad thing for the countries involved.
context: International competition can be a good and bad thing. Somaliland has made clever use of China/US tensions by openly supporting Taiwan in a bid for US support. Elsewhere I imagine if you're a leader who wants better terms for Chinese investment, you could play up the threat of going to the US or France.