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Socialism for Dummies
One of the downsides of the infighting between Democrats and Republicans is the lack of vision at the global future..
Meanwhile China has invested in over 70 countries around the world with its belt and road initiative. These countries need the economic investment and in return China gains global influence and sinks its claws into these countries by gaining their dependence with debt. They have a concrete plan over the next 30 years to not only be the dominant economic superpower in the world, but global moral compass and influencer.
Frightened yet?
India is on track to not be far behind. They are far more isolationist however and unlikely to have the global influence the chinese have. They can be right behind China if they want to be though.
A lot depends on ultimately what Xi Jinping wants to achieve. They can militarily take over Taiwan easily. Then what? Chinese culture doesn’t tend to be aggressive militarily, but Xi is a different animal. If China wishes to flex its muscle then we enter a new era of danger. Western unity won’t be enough this time. I suspect China wont do this, but have it as an option once they are stronger. They will divide where possible or just sit back and watch as countries are weakened from within.
Solutions?
1) Hope that India and China pick fights with each other that escalate, weakening both.
2) Accept weakening power and influence
3) Get other Asian nations like South Korea, Japan, Pakistan and Indonesia on board with keeping China in check.
4) Grow the US economy on a scale unseen. Mass immigration combined with mass population and economic growth. To truly compete with China moving forward the US needs maybe 750 million people. Quickly. Plenty of ways to do this, but they aren’t going to be popular. New super cities need to be created and massive infrastructure investment undertaken. Isolationist policies are only going to weaken the country further and leave the future at the mercy of the Chinese. If people want to complain about their lot in life now, just wait until 2050.
Thoughts?
Meanwhile China has invested in over 70 countries around the world with its belt and road initiative. These countries need the economic investment and in return China gains global influence and sinks its claws into these countries by gaining their dependence with debt. They have a concrete plan over the next 30 years to not only be the dominant economic superpower in the world, but global moral compass and influencer.
Frightened yet?
India is on track to not be far behind. They are far more isolationist however and unlikely to have the global influence the chinese have. They can be right behind China if they want to be though.
A lot depends on ultimately what Xi Jinping wants to achieve. They can militarily take over Taiwan easily. Then what? Chinese culture doesn’t tend to be aggressive militarily, but Xi is a different animal. If China wishes to flex its muscle then we enter a new era of danger. Western unity won’t be enough this time. I suspect China wont do this, but have it as an option once they are stronger. They will divide where possible or just sit back and watch as countries are weakened from within.
Solutions?
1) Hope that India and China pick fights with each other that escalate, weakening both.
2) Accept weakening power and influence
3) Get other Asian nations like South Korea, Japan, Pakistan and Indonesia on board with keeping China in check.
4) Grow the US economy on a scale unseen. Mass immigration combined with mass population and economic growth. To truly compete with China moving forward the US needs maybe 750 million people. Quickly. Plenty of ways to do this, but they aren’t going to be popular. New super cities need to be created and massive infrastructure investment undertaken. Isolationist policies are only going to weaken the country further and leave the future at the mercy of the Chinese. If people want to complain about their lot in life now, just wait until 2050.
Thoughts?