They survived Dub OK since they threatened to cut off money for Iraq and Afghanistan if Dub didn't let them run the bureaucracy so they could promote their people everywhere. Trump, however would have been tickled pink for them to cut off funding for both so they didn't have anything to hold over him. Hence, Russiagate and now Ukrainegate made up from thin air.
The democrats want the same power over the people China has, the serfs owe everything to the party from permission to have a child, through their job, and the right to stay alive rather than having their valuable organs taken. Now, Trump put tariffs on China and it's a critical time in the long term plan. When you see industries moving out of China and many of them returning to the US, the whole democrat plan to establish a one party state in the US like the one in China is in jepordy. China is a house of cards. The elite of the party actually own all the companies there and big chunks of the US companies that operate in China, as long as they operate in China.
Hong Kong is essential to the money scam in China, that's why the HK dollar still exists rather than the change to RMB having already taken place. Hong Kong is in the midst of a color revolution whether the US is running the show or not. I suspect that the few CIA people who are loyal patriots are in charge of whats going on in Hong Kong to increase the speed at which the tariffs bite and undermine the usefulness of HK to the Chinese leadership. Hopefully there are a few more loyal patriots available to pull the right strings and unravel the whole Ukrainegate farce.
Schiff probably isn't on the Chinese hit list but I'd bet there are one or two of his big money backers who are sweating and worried. Could be that if someone unwinds how Schiff (current chairman of the Intelligence committee) is tied to China and you'll find the reason for so much classified materiel flowing straight to China just a quickly as if flows to our own servers. Not because Schiff has been responsible for any great length of time but because Shiff seems like the type who would sing like a canary if caught.
As riled up as the "permanent government" is, (feeling so powerful they can promise to put a knife in the back for the President), what are the odds of someone breaking ranks and outing all the people beholden to the Chinese? I hope I'm wrong, but looking back over the years I'm not optimistic about those odds. A lot of people well known within their fields will be dying in the next month or so. How many of them are not Chinese will be interesting and informative.
JMHo
Excellent comment!
Pretty well thought out post. I served in HK as a foreign service specialist information management in the IPC.
I seriously doubt the US is doing what you State but would put my money on the Anglos queen, NZ, and the aussies.
Our leverage is economic. We could slow imports by imposing 100% inspections instead of radiation checking and spot checks.
Also, Trump can peg the RMB at a level thru the G-nations and world bank.
Our spooks in HK are all declared as such so we are not spying.
Thank you for your interesting analysis. I am a retired person in good health. I have the opportunity to buy a 10 acre wood lot next to property I already loan. It has a number of marketable trees already, and more to manage for the future. I also have a healthy chunk of cash in the bank that that I have reserved for emergencies like unexpected health issues. I could use part of the case for this land purchase. Would it make more sense to buy this land that I can leave to my children and grandchildren, or keep my cash in the bank were it draws almost no interest. It appears to me that more housing will need to be built in the future in the US.