As last year’s destabilising visit by senior US Democrat showed, gratuitously provoking Beijing can be seriously counter-productive.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/14/the-observer-view-on-liz-trusss-intervention-in-taiwan

“However, this can become counter-productive to national security in the absence of established policy/legislation, national ownership, and a coordination mechanism.

Source: https://punchng.com/nsa-decries-number-of-youths-joining-armed-groups/

My personal view about targeting Britain’s royals as a means of gathering support for Scottish independence is that it’s counter-productive.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23751237.hidden-benefits-hanging-king-charles-school/?ref=rss

Nigerian legend Mutiu Adepoju believes it might be counter-productive to sack under-fire Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro, barely a month before the commencement of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2023/12/04/sacking-eagles-coach-peseiro-might-not-be-productive-says-adepoju/

“On the contrary, mechanically copying ill-fitted foreign models is counter-productive and may even lead to catastrophic consequences.”

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/chinese-leaders-modernisation-westernisation-april-2023/