This is anathema in the United States but, absent a Soviet Union like collapse in China, the US and the world at large might just be better off accepting likely Chinese ascendancy to hegemonic power. 
The next cold war between China and the US is pretty scary.
China claims to not be imperialist, but I think that's bullshit. Imperialism is just what happens when you get power.
Hopefully they stop at their claims of South China Sea and Taiwan, but the way they've made their
China claims to not be imperialist, but I think that's bullshit. Imperialism is just what happens when you get power.
Hopefully they stop at their claims of South China Sea and Taiwan, but the way they've made their
younger population rabid nationalists does not bode well for that.
The other optimistic hopes (besides collapse of China) are that trading codependencies or mutually assured nuclear destruction will avert any major conflict.
We shall see!
The other optimistic hopes (besides collapse of China) are that trading codependencies or mutually assured nuclear destruction will avert any major conflict.
We shall see!
Many talk about how terrible the United States has been in the world arena (mostly in the Middle East), but, correct me if wrong, the US has overseen the greatest period of peaceful world-living standard increases in the history of the world. Best hegemon ever!
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