[Zeneta]

The thing to always remember about China, they don’t NEED anything from any other country.

Because they don’t care if their people starve.

[Former Proud Canadian]

I think your statement is less true today than it was a decade or two ago. The Chinese have a real need for energy, much is imported in the form of coal and oil. I think the Chinese leadership really does fear its people, that's why they are sending so much of their personal wealth overseas.

In a real shooting war available fuel and food supplies would be directed to the PLAAF and the PLAN. Trade would dry up, meaning factories making cheap consumer goods for export would be shut down. So, now you have a large urban population with no work, no food and no fuel.