[Oliviaforever]

China is not going to war with a nation that owes them trillions of dollars.

[DaveA37]

“China is not going to war with a nation that owes them trillions of dollars.”.........

And the country that imports all the crappy products made in China only to be sold by Walmart and a host of other outlets here in the U.S.

U.S. vs China war would shut their economy down as well.

[Ingtar]

China is not going to war with a nation that owes them trillions of dollars.

They don't have to. Who in this government will stand up to them?

[edpc]

The amount of debt they hold is about $1.2 T, not trillions plural. They own less than 10% of our total debt. Being owed money is not an insulator again conflict or war. Germany owed massive amounts of money to Great Britain and France after WWI. That did not stop them from declaring war after the German invasion of Poland .

[aegiscg47]

I agree that the very final thing on their priority list is a war with the U.S. I think what they are looking for is some kind of back room deal, wink and nod agreement. etc., that they will be allowed to deal with the Philippines, Vietnam, etc., as they see fit in the next five years or so. The prospect of U.S. forces intervening is definitely a gigantic monkey wrench in their contingency planning, but if that could be removed then they would be masters of the South China Sea for the next several decades.