Steve,
If we don't go to China, we have charted a downhill course and the
rest of the world will come together without us. The IETF will lose
relevance.
If we do go to China and something bad happens, the consequences will
be much worse for China than for the IETF. The work of the IETF will
suffer a bit, but we'll recover quickly enough. However, China's quest
for engagement with the rest of the world will be hurt more seriously.
Bottom line: We should go to China with a positive attitude. We're
robust enough to deal with any consequences. If we don't go to China,
however, we have weakened ourselves.
FWIW I agree with Steve on this.
(I don't think going to China will make or break our relevance, but it
is important to be where networks and equipment are being built, so
other things being equal I'd really like to go.)
Jari
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