Its becoming clear that China is on track to match or overtake the USA as a global superpower. Since like half of our economy is based on Chinese imports - is there even anything the bourgeoisie / military / intelligence agencies can do about it? Do you think we're going to move more towards conflict or is China going to pimp slap us and tell us to know our role or they won't make any iphones for us or whatever.

Real conflict seems very unlikely but there are psychos like John Bolton who will refuse to accept that USA isn't numba 1 anymore.

  • ARVSPEX [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    The y*nks are not going to take not being Number 1 anymore easy in the slightest, and the PRC is never, ever going to lose their bottle and bend the knee because they are not going to take another Century of Humiliation-like scenario by finding themselves beholden to the whims of a western power.

    I think the most likely scenario, considering both actors have nukes, is that open conflict and a hot war is never going to realistically take place—rather, the burgers will ramp up their efforts to undermine the PRC and its interests, like the BRI, in a more surreptitious fashion, whilst the CPC keeps doing its best to turn their economy inwards and gain friends in Asia and Africa.