[GO65]

that is sick

I agree, but it is the reality of the situation. Over the last several years the Chinese have become the largest buyer of U.S. government debt.

[GOP_1900AD]

Lately they've been making derivative plays whilst manipulating the bond market with their sales and purchases en masse. It is a form of warfare, in the economic dimension. Naturally, the economic dimension underpins the geopolitical dimension, but it is not alone. It is only one of several other factors. What is our countermeasure, if any, to such economic weapons?