The raiding Nomads displaced the vast populations of the East over the border into the Roman Empire and caused the Romans huge problems as a result.
My point about the Chinese is that they are on the rise as a result in changing economic circumstances. American power, like Roman power, is undergoing a period of relative decline compared to new rising superpowers. China probably won’t be ready to challenge American pre-eminance directly for decades I should not think, but the trend is still moving that way gradually....
>>My point about the Chinese is that they are on the rise as a result in changing economic circumstances. American power, like Roman power, is undergoing a period of relative decline compared to new rising superpowers. China probably won’t be ready to challenge American pre-eminance directly for decades I should not think, but the trend is still moving that way gradually....<<
If you say so.