As America loses power to China: war in Ukraine, war in Israel, threats to Taiwan, a weakened Europe

[shockedcanadian]

When people would complain of U.S Super Power status and world police I would warn them that the alternative would be MUCH worse. So, here we are, as America went from sole Super Power status and 40% of the world economy to shared Super Power status and economic share in the 20%.

The victims in this were always going to be the West and its allies. The benefactors have been China and their allies, be it Russia, Iran or elsewhere. They love to see open borders and war elsewhere but their own doorstep, it will allow them to take Taiwan so much easier.

Can the decades of greed and profit at all costs be reversed? Will America increase local manufacturing and stop the leaking of their Intellectual Property? Canada lost our innovation and civil liberties long ago. If America loses this...

There have even been reports by Indian media that some of these Hamas rockets being smuggled in from Ukraine. In such a corrupt system in Ukraine is anyone surprised? People have been selling out each other and their nation for far too long the last few decades, with little regard for life or long term consequences..

 

[Oddball]

 

[ReinyDays]

Same thing my parents told me in the 1960's ... can you please dream up new rhetoric? ...

 

[shockedcanadian]

Same thing my parents told me in the 1960's ... can you please dream up new rhetoric? ...

Yes, when Russia was the other Super Power, but they never had near the global economic might that China has. Furthermore China has powerful, well armed allies. Russia was the only other big player in the 60s.

The U.K is a shadow of their former Empire, ditto for France. America is alone facing powerful, hostile nations while the world leaders sell out their nation for the next boondoggle or industry to outsource.

 

[rightwinger]

Furthermore China has powerful, well armed allies. Russia was the only other big player in the 60s.

China has a large Army
A major mission is to keep 1.5 billion people in check

They have limited capability to extend military power around the globe and their Navy is restricted to local waters.

Russia is a shell of its former strength and its military resources have been depleted

 

[shockedcanadian]

China has a large Army
A major mission is to keep 1.5 billion people in check

They have limited capability to extend military power around the globe and their Navy is restricted to local waters.

Russia is a shell of its former strength and its military resources have been depleted

What if Russia wins in Ukraine? What if China invades Taiwan? What if Iran funds proxies around the globe and in the M.E?

 

[ReinyDays]

You must be young, because China was closed in the 1960's ... and it was a felony to possess anything made in the Soviet Union ...

Today we have $7 school shoes for children ... maybe you're too young to remember poorer kids at school without shoes? ...

Are our streets flooded with Dongfengs or Chang'ans automobiles? ... they can be the largest car manufacturers in the world and still not export outside China ... c'mon, 350 million fat lazy Americans ain't gonna out-produce 1.8 billion hard working Chinese ... where economies of scale matter, the Chinese have us beat already ...

 

[rightwinger]

What if Russia wins in Ukraine? What if China invades Taiwan? What if Iran funds proxies around the globe and in the M.E?

Russia will “win” in Ukraine at a great cost. The US “won” Afghanistan in a matter of weeks but it took us 20 years to get our ass out of there. The US economy can sustain a 20 year occupation……Russia can’t

If China invaded Taiwan, Taiwan will kick their asses

 

[ReinyDays]

China has a large Army
A major mission is to keep 1.5 billion people in check

They have limited capability to extend military power around the globe and their Navy is restricted to local waters.

Russia is a shell of its former strength and its military resources have been depleted

Half of world-wide military spending is here in the United States ... plus we're an armed society in general ... I think China could extend it's military might abroad, but it's just not profitable for them to do so ... better to play nice with America/Europe/Arabia/Africa and do business ... and cheat them suckers ...

The Donald is right, we need to hold the Chinese to their promises ... and stop them cheatin' ways ...

 

[rightwinger]

Half of world-wide military spending is here in the United States ... plus we're an armed society in general ... I think China could extend it's military might abroad, but it's just not profitable for them to do so ... better to play nice with America/Europe/Arabia/Africa and do business ... and cheat them suckers ...

The Donald is right, we need to hold the Chinese to their promises ... and stop them cheatin' ways ...

The US has military bases around the world, we also have a global navy and sea and airlift forces to sustain a war half way around the world. We have done it often
China does not

China will launch a cyber attack or economic war
It won’t fight our military

 

[ReinyDays]

The US has military bases around the world, we also have a global navy and sea and airlift forces to sustain a war half way around the world. We have done it often
China does not

China will launch a cyber attack or economic war
It won’t fight our military

China is fighting like a wolf ... not one killing swipe, but death by 10,000 cuts ... China sees herself as 3,000 years old, and she has another 3,000 years to destroy us ... look how they've been dealing with Hong Kong ...

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