Posted on 01/01/2011 8:06:08 AM PST by EnjoyingLife
...China calls in US Debt. President Palin selectively defaults all chinese-held US bonds and imposes high tariff's on chinese produced goods. Chinese economy crashes. Chinese peasantry revolts. The Peoples Liberation Army doesn't get paid in anything but monopoly money. They refuse to cross the straits, Chinese Taiwan laughs and laughs and laughs.
Well maybe it won't work out exactly that way, but we have lots of cards and we hold the whip hand.
The question, as always, is one of will.
China cannot "call in" US debt. The most they can do is dump US treasuries on the open market, which would raise the interest rate on new treasury issues raising the US government's cost of borrowing.
What? Oh, yeah, we were suppposed to just go on with our day, as though nothing extraordinary happened.
Same crazy American reaction happened after Pearl Harbor.
That’s the other side of the debt coin. While we make ourselves vulnerable to China by borrowing money from them, China continues to make itself even more vulnerable to us by depending on US consumers to purchase their manufacturing output. China would be foolish to do anything to sabotage that relationship, as no other country can purchase their exports the way we can.
The scenario of Red China’s attack in the above article is very believable and I hope our military planners take such ideas in account in developing a war plan.
I do think Red China is willing to try such a move, despite needing our trade, as the Reds know they can win against a weak-willed administration such as we have with Obama. Plus, fools like Obama would concede the war with a promise to continue to open the US market to Chinese made goods. Too many of us in the USA want big LCD TVs at what we believe is a good price, not realize we are spending our children’s inheritance on junk.
There are lots of stealthy features to it. But it's effectiveness relies on the capability of its electronics, the Chinese have yet to compete with our AESA system and their air to air missiles are a bit primitive yet.
The key problem the Chinese have is a lack of AWACs type airborne, all weather, in flight, theater management systems.
The large internal bomb bays are indicative of more a fighter-bomber rather than interceptor. Todays use of such a platform would be for extended and persistent loitering over a battlefield to support ground operations.
BTW, Taiwan will have 4 AWACs type platforms in operation within 2 years, all weather, 24/7, the J-20 would be spotted. I strongly suspect the J-20 may be intended for sales to India, etc.
1) It has yet to fly
2) It will break when it does. All Aircraft do in development.
3) They have NO experience operating stealth aircraft, let alone operating them in combat. The learning curve is steep. VERY steep. Even we can't keep our stealth planes at 80% combat readiness, and we've been doing this since the 80's.
4) All they have is a prototype. And a future hangar queen. They have none of the logistical support systems in place to turn this into an effective combat aircraft. We already have countermeasures in place. Stealth aircraft are not invisible to LADAR. Everyone needs to unclench.
“Stealthy Chinese J-20s make a sweep across Taiwan and engage Taiwanese F-16s, destroying several, who never even see the J-20s.” — Here is a thought: PUT THE CRACK PIPE DOWN, kkthx!?
Given the design of those J-20 engine outlets, any decent satellite or thermal-equipped radar system will pick them up and knock the Chinese piece of garbage into any local trash can. Heetseekers FTW.
The J-20 being sold to India?? Are you talking about the same India which is targeted by scores of ballistic missiles and fighters in Tibet and Xinjiang?? Pakistan maybe.
The Chicoms have at least two different AEW/C systems which are ready for operation, if not already in service. One is already due to be delivered to Pakistan.
You ignore one fact. The Chinese try and keep on trying. The West has scaled back almost EVERY major defence programme since the Cold War. The F-22, Eurofighter, Seawolf class, Zumwalt class DDG (from 30 ships to 3) and several more. Even the F-35 is not safe.
Let’s re-evaluate this once the J-20 reaches the deployment stage.
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Or even after it actually flies...
Line drawing -— interesting as this view shows entry into the cockpit in the conventional manner rather then the released photo which showed entry thru the front wheel well.
Someone gets it.
Why do you think Hitler persued Autarky? He wanted to be self-sufficient in raw materials because he knew war meant he was cut off from his supplies.
All China can do is dump their treasury bonds. If no one buys them, then they are SOL.
I agree but default is the wrong word IMO. That's like saying the crime victim failed to pay the thief.
IMO here is the proper business approach.
United States Free Enterprise, INC.
INVOICE
Capital, Goods and Services stolen and extorted by the Peoples Republic of China
FDI, Intellectual Property, technology, know how . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 2,500,000,000,000.00
Payments received from the Peoples Republic of China . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1,000,000,000,000.00
Amount due . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1,500,000,000,000.00
Your Treasury certificates are your payment receipts. Thank you. [End of invoice]
Yes, the U.S. dollar may suffer but Red China will have a revolution with about 100 million more unemployed citizens joining the tens of millions already giving the Communist Party headaches.
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