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“The government will tell us to fight a war, and we will,” Du, a 20-something Chinese woman, says to me in a cafe in southern China. Du went on to explain that China’s war rhetoric has been increasing, especially over the past three years. The impact of this, according to her, was that the youth think that a war is imminent and they should prepare. Rather than face a Tiananmen tank incident again, they will blindly obey the communist party and fight as they are told.
Recall that in 2000 China had zero billionaires and now ranks second only to the USA. As a matter of fact, Beijing alone has more billionaires than all but a few countries. You may also recall that 90% of all millionaires and billionaires are members of the communist party and their kids. Communism is paying off royally.
Over 90% of the people cannot afford a home in Beijing, the elderly have little to no health care and education is in tatters, at least for almost one billion people. The communist party members, however, do not have it so bad. They are accumulating more wealth and moving their assets, families and lovers overseas with increasing regularity.
The suicide attack in Tiananmen Square in the heart of China's capital on Oct. 28 can be compared to any of 200 similar incidents that occurred in China's Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region last year, according to the Chinese-language Oriental Outlook.
Hundreds of posts about the incident surfaced on social media sites in China, but were quickly deleted by censors, according to FreeWeibo.com, a Web site that tracks such activity.
For all we hear about China’s peaceful history, it has been anything but. Over that same 2500 year span, they have enjoyed a measly 500 years of “peace”. More often than not, their lives were filled with war and brutality. Even more recently China has been equally aggressive. Up until 1987 China had used military force in 76.9% of all international crises compared to just 17.9% by the US and 11% by the United Kingdom. (Hegemon- China’s Plan to Dominate Asia and the World, Steven W. Mosher, pg. 59)
They can do whatever they want to do in the South China Sea and all they have to do to keep the USA from intervening is threaten to cut off all exports to us.
kx12x
reply to post by Mamatus
They can do whatever they want to do in the South China Sea and all they have to do to keep the USA from intervening is threaten to cut off all exports to us.
I think cutting off exports to the U.S. would hurt them just as much as it would hurt us. I suppose they could export to other countries, but how many other countries would want that crap? I'm sure none of our allies would take it. So right off the bat, that would take a large number of countries off the list.
Not to mention, starting a war with China would force a ton of jobs from U.S. based companies, out of China. And I'm sure most of those jobs would be brought back to the U.S. which would fill the gap in goods that would be lost from China.
The Forbes China 400 Rich list revealed a record number of 146 U.S.-dollar billionaires this year, compared to 128 in 2010. The growing ranks of the mega-rich in China are unsurprising in an economy that doubles in size every eight years. However, the fact that over 90% of the 1,000 richest people tracked by the Hurun Report are either officials or members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is a troubling sign.
According to Statistics Canada, Canada exported $16.3 billion worth of merchandise to China in 2011, and imported more than $48 billion.
Over 90% of the people cannot afford a home in Beijing, the elderly have little to no health care and education is in tatters
Bassago
reply to post by Mamatus
As far as war I agree that this could happen with China. It will be at a time of their choosing though and I don't think it will be right now as I think they're waiting for the US to lose it's Reserve currency status first. We could implode just like the old Soviet Union and China won't have to fire a shot.
They will likely start up with Japan and the second we try to intervene they will cut exports without declaring war on the USA.
Mamatus
Bassago
reply to post by Mamatus
As far as war I agree that this could happen with China. It will be at a time of their choosing though and I don't think it will be right now as I think they're waiting for the US to lose it's Reserve currency status first. We could implode just like the old Soviet Union and China won't have to fire a shot.
What I am thinking is what I was told by my guy at Rand. China does not have to start a war with the USA. To start such a war would be absolute folly on their part. The supposition is that they will simply cut off exports to the USA as they do not have to do business with the USA.
When you are trying to hit a bully that is bigger and can fight better than yourself you don't walk up to their face. You hit them from behind. The game is already afoot and there is a reason China has the single largest defensive military in the world.
They will likely start up with Japan and the second we try to intervene they will cut exports without declaring war on the USA. They will then sit back and watch what happens when Americans are cut off. Walmart empty in three days flat, not pretty what will happen next.