"99% of China lives in such reprehensible economic conditions that the addition of a vending machine automatically raises the "economic productivity" of those areas by 1,000%..."
LOL!
"China is dependant on the flow of Western, particularly American, investment money, which finances it's apparent economic growth, which is easily turned off at the source (just remove 'permanent' MFN status by act of Congress and tell the Wall Streeter's protecting their bad investments to pound sand). The resulting economic dislocation it would cause in this country would sort itself out in time, but totally destroy the Chinese economy."
I completely agree. I am surprised how many "experts" can't get this fact that is so obvious to you and me. I really consider it a byproduct of the tremendous disinformation campaign our society is subjected to by the Hard Left (on a worldwide basis.)
Here's another one:
In the event of war, China's "One Child" Policy would really screw the country up. In Chinese society, the eldest son is responsible for taking care of the parents intheir old age. If enough young men die (i.e. each family's "Little Emperor"), how long do you think it would take for the older generation to take to the streets demanding the end of hostilities?
If I recall properly, China comitted over 1 million men against the UN in Korea and wound up losing 400,000. By my math, that's a 40% casualty rate. With the lethality of modern warfare, I think it would be possible to achieve 60% or greater casualties on any Chinese force with not much effort.