[John H K]

It is interesting that China has probably had more civil wars than the rest of the world has had wars

Eh, I don't know....they do have rather long periods of highly-centralized and controlled government. But when they do have their periodic civil wars (and they're gonna be getting about due in a decade or two) they're 10 times bloodier and more complicated than anyone else's.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #9

The Chinese civil war is coming. It is only a matter of when. If Taiwan plays its cards right, it may secure southern coastal China during the chaos. They can create a federation of sorts. There is another potential economic trouble spot, that is, Japan. I think that US could also be in trouble for some time. Potential triple blows, in sequence or unison. All those China/Wall St. cheerleaders who showed up in business media, what should we do about them ? Don't say nothing. :)

[spycatcher]

If there's some sort of revolution, the laws that prohibit nationalization of foreign investments goes out the window.

Of course, that law could probably just be ignored in times of dire economic need too