“...Originally prompted by President Trump’s dissatisfaction with the U.S.’s $540 billion annual exports to China in 2018, relative to China’s $120 billion in exports to the U.S....”
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The author’s confusion as to which export figures belong to which country doesn’t give me a great deal of confidence in his other thinking.
So it looks like the way to defeat China is to literally starve them to death. They are extremely powerful and I hate when people say that it will take decades for them to be number one. All of a sudden they’ll say “Supplies!” we’re in charge now. We’ve been sold out while we’re squabbling and blowing money on foreign wars. Should have nuked them in the fifties. I’m not for war but it could have been limited and prevented a nightmare regime that will break all morals and liberty to be the rulers of the world.
China, like Japan, is energy dependent, has an aging population. Unlike Japan, China's entire coastline is surrounded by other countries like Vietnam Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan; all American allies over China. Further out across the Pacific is Indonesia and Australia for more defensive depth and offensive support capabilities. Given America's energy independence, military power, naval power, access to both the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, and highly productive citizens, China is pissing in the wind.
Projections based on those already born show that 48.5% of the population will be over 50 in 2050, and of those 33.4% will be over 65. No country has ever been close to this many old people - if you have more than 20% over 65, you are considered ‘superaged’.
I watched most of the recent parade on YouTube. The smog was thick there.