One thing is sure, China can’t buy Trump like they did with Biden.
I was listening to Sarah Paine talk about WWII and how each side’s culture dictated what they did. The actions of the various parties are, to us, totally illogical. But internally, they make perfect sense. My read on Chinese culture is, either they subjugate everyone else, or they are on “death’s ground.” (She’ll define that for you. Ain’t pretty.) China, according to their CCP culture, must destroy the US and Japan. The only way we can prevent that is to be wildly more capable than we are. The CCP, like WWII Japan, believes they can wipe the US off the board on one bold, opening strike. Link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znk5QINe01A
This is the cost of our land wars in Asia. We have all the wrong forces and command structure unless you want the guys in the kill chain running our not winning strategy in Ukraine running our Pacific war. This is what globalists rather than an America first in consort with our genuine allies brings us.
The problem is restructuring all of our maritime defense forces including long-range strike because we cannot count on being able to operate carriers in what will be highly contested airspace. IOW 23 years of defense investment wasted on the wrong kind of war.
The main reason for our weakness is that our educational system has us bleeding from the throat. Strategically, that system needs an upheaval. I don't see one yet.
The tactical key is whether we can move sufficient outsourcing from China to India (which goes completely unmentioned in that gush of fear mongering) AND rebuild domestic manufacturing. Cutting off Chinese cash flow will foster currently throttled internal strife.
How might Greenland respond to an aggressive overture from China to sign on with their Belt and Road Initiative?
Would it be a better deal than what the DK has been parceling out to them for years?
Could the USA offer a substantially better deal instead?
Is Canada too “advanced” to benefit from China’s Belt and Road initiative or might they use it to expand road and rail routes Northward and deploy energy plants such as modular nuclear types to power future infrastructure and population settlementd nearer the Arctic?
One thing can be done right now: if you start to buy something that you KNOW is made in Chynah, seek an alternative or do without.