[PugetSoundSoldier]

The nurses in China really dress like that. Pride in presentation for EVERYONE. Even the street-sweepers dress cleanly.

Our future does have a strong inter-dependency with China; it’s best if we recognize that now and manage the relationship with our own interests firmly in place. China will be the predominant economic and political force in Asia; ignoring that fact will make the future harder for both countries.

China is rational, the Chinese are - if anything - pragmatic. Russia is completely irrational and the biggest threat we’re going to face over the next few decades. China - with a huge population, economy, and massive border with Russia - will be a natural ally to stabilize and control Russia as it starts to go through wild death throes back into either a complete dictatorship or fracture into hundreds of independent states.

[rogue yam]

China is rational, the Chinese are - if anything - pragmatic.

The Chinese have their rational, pragmatic side. They also have their racist, nationalistic, chauvanistic, xenophobic, and resentful sides as well. They are perfectly capable of being the worst enemy we have ever known. Not yet, but in fifty years maybe.

[KayEyeDoubleDee]

rogue yam: the Chinese people and leaders will hate us with an intensity that we cannot even imagine

Yes, I am aware that that is one possible future:

Importing Sino-Fascism?
http://www.vdare.com/asp/printPage.asp?url=http://www.vdare.com/derbyshire/sino-fascism.htm

PugetSoundSoldier: Our future does have a strong inter-dependency with China; it’s best if we recognize that now and manage the relationship with our own interests firmly in place.

But there is another possible future which we can be hoping for:

Jesus in Beijing: How Christianity Is Changing the Global Balance of Power
by David Aikman
October 25, 2003
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0895261286/

Christianity finds a fulcrum in Asia
By Spengler
Aug 7, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/IH07Ad03.html

[Centurion2000]

Russia is completely irrational and the biggest threat we’re going to face over the next few decades

And you an idiot or do you do imitations as theatre? Islam is the most dangerous threat to us over the next few decades. The Soviets could be counted to understand MAD. Muslim orcs with nukes will look forward to the retaliation in order to strike.

[Centurion2000]

Russia is completely irrational and the biggest threat we’re going to face over the next few decades

And you an idiot or do you do imitations as theatre? Islam is the most dangerous threat to us over the next few decades. The Soviets could be counted to understand MAD. Muslim orcs with nukes will look forward to the retaliation in order to strike.