A Vision of China’s Future Revolution

This brinkmanship has been sort of co-opted to some degree in the past.
U.S. allows China "Face" in most issues...allows them to win the Public image war..ie the P3C Orion..where China crashed the U.S. plane and scoffed the Technology..and did it all right out in the open..while making demands on the U.S. to answer the great Insult they recieved.

The Corporation crowd desires China too..but they also have a limited patience for games...here China may find big money being spent to strir rebellion in their land..and make them squeal Uncle.
If the U.S. so wishes.they can play N.K. as uncooperative...move for U.N. sanctions.
China would be isolated..and view as compliant to terror and wmd production.
Soon China would be under sanctions..with U.S. encouraging business other alternatives..such as South Korea..Taiwan and other Pacific rim nations.
China's game could backfire....it could also lead to direct military action by the U.S. in North Korea.

China got clobbered good by SARS..they cannot afford business to become unsure of their market stabilty.
I think the U.S. will call the cards on them soon..its give up Chubby Boy in N.K.....or watch your oil/gas supply and market options shrivel.

Wouldn't it be just as easy, and much more effective, to fly a commercial airliner over the western part of China to drop several loads of flyers which the jet stream will distribute all over the country? The pesants who can't afford internet access can read....

Yes, this is one way. In fact, the underground Democratic Party just tried to do something similar in May this year. They planned to fly a helium balloon over the Tiananmen square and trigger the drop of flyers with radio remote control. Unfortunately, the plan was foiled by the authority because there was a leak in the organization. But, yes, what you suggested is a way to achieve the same effect. It is much more difficult for the authority to discover in the rural area.

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