The China-Only Republicans

National Security Journal ^ | 7/18/2024 | Alexander Motyl

[whyilovetexas111]

The Republican concern with China’s threat to America is understandable, arguably even laudable, as many of China’s economic, security, and human rights policies do, in fact, challenge America.

When that laudable concern turns into a single-minded obsession, however, then it does more than a disservice to America. It becomes exactly that which it was supposed to deter: a threat to America’s security.

Both former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, along with the Heritage Foundation and scores of conservative analysts, suffer from this obsession.

If China were the only big country that matters in the world, the China-only camp would be right. But because China isn’t the only country that matters to U.S. interests, the China-only camp is wrong. This is elementary.

The China-only camp could counter that while it’s definitely true that India, Brazil, Mexico, Europe, and Nigeria also matter, China outdoes them in terms of strategic importance that a China-only foreign policy is warranted.

[MNJohnnie]

How many US jobs have been off shored to China compared to Iran or Russia?

[Robert DeLong]

Well, China is our biggest threat in the geopolitical arena. BRICS are a threat to our economy, along with China who we have foolishly allowed to take our manufacturing capabilities for a lower priced product that often times in a lower quality product as well.

We have allowed Chia to control the production of many of our medicines which threatens our wellbeing.

We have outsourced the manufacturing of military armaments to a major enemy of this nation, which have in fact been at war with this nation for decades, though never declared but actively engaged in & committed to defeating our nation. We have even allowed them to gain control of the majority of the supply chain functionality.

So, you tell me should we be concerned with China or should we just passively continue to allow them to carry out a one-sided war?

In my opinion, we do not need to engage in a kinetic war with them, but we had better prepare for a kinetic war with them while slowly pulling back our manufacturing base to once again reestablish what made this nation powerful with the largest middle-class that satisfied the needs of the majority of Americans while building back the family structure.

If we don't this nation is doomed to collapse on several levels.

Basically this guy is full of s___, in my humble opinion.