China is always going to be a serious problem and we need as good of a relationship as possible with Russia to help keep them in check.
The Communist Party of China will not last until 2023. Mark these words. May God help the people who now live under that regime. For it will be a long dreadful collapse of what they now believe to be permanent.
We’ve been in a Second Cold War since the communists conquered the Mainland as well as the Soviets conquered Eastern Europe. No change in policy, only the leaders and how they define their policies.
Buchanan is a smart man and writes well, but he doesn’t know a damned thing about communism and its goals. They don’t change. Only the tactics.
America will have been pushed out of Asia and the western Pacific back beyond the second chain of islands.>>>>>>>>>>>
Not really. The Chinese can have a massive reduction in their population and economy via nuclear strike.Chiina’s power comes from exploitation of peace, not war.
But China still needs to be held accountable for the invasion and systematic rape of Tibet.They tried to do the same to Vietnam but had their asses handed to them.
China is not omnipotent.If they dominate the world, it is because idiots like Obama let them.Thew era of strategic patience is thankfully over.
And the sky is not falling. This article is exceedingly alarmist. The long game is still being played. Without the USA, and Nixon, China would still be stuck deploying water buffalo as troop carriers.
I thought we are already were involved in a “Second Cold War” ... right here in the USA between the neo-marxist and the rest of us ... the “libs” and the “conservatives”.
I would think our own Cold War would have the potential to become “Hot” before anything would happen outside of our boarders.
We are even closer to a second civil war than we are to a second cold war.
By the year 2030, half of China’s population will be over 50 years of age. By that same year, half of India’s population will be under the age of 30. The stupid ChiComms have aborted their future.
The power of China will wane, while India will become the No. 1 economic and military power in Asia.
China’s growth has been built on several factors that may have run their course.
The rising population has crested, due to their one child policy, and they now face twenty years of a declining graduating class entering the economy or military.
Their debt is astronomical. Much of what was loaned to build ghost cities, or to maintain zombie factories, will not be repaid. Their growth is unusually dependent on additional investment, rather than consumption.
Their economy is unbalanced - overly dependent on manufacturing for export. But they must import the raw materials, and they are no longer a low-cost labor provider, compared to the competition.
Their cheating on trade and massive theft of intellectual property are now widely recognized. Many countries now seem to recognize the need to defend against specifically Chinese abuses - most notably, their most important trading partner and source of intellectual property, the USA.
Private companies have been significantly steering new investment toward other countries for some time, especially since 2012. The last two years have seen large capital outflows from China, that required relatively draconian controls to slow. Insiders have been selling, and trying to get their money out.
In the 1970’s, the Arabs were projected to take over the world with oil wealth. In the 1980’s, the Japanese were projected to rise to pre-eminence based on their manufacturing. In the 90’s, America was projected.
Things change, and things are likely to change for China too.
Richard Nixon did not do a great thing for America when he open the doors to China. He acted out of personal weakness, not in the best interest of our country
All war is economics. What you can afford to spend on your military directly depends on the productivity value and earnings of your people.
China’s GDP per capita = $8,123.18
USA GDP per capita = $58,030