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"Sarah Czepiel" > wrote in message ... > On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 17:00:40 GMT, the guvnor > > wrote: > >>On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 12:46:29 -0400, Sarah Czepiel > >>wrote: >> >>>>See China's domination of world trade. >>> >>>>>Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has >>>>>been the world's only superpower. >>>>> >>>>>The unique position of the United States (at least in terms of >>>>>military force) >>>> >>>>See America not even being able to win the Vietnam war. >>> >>>Let me know when you have any hard facts to support your contention >>>that China is a hyperpower. >> >>"Within 20 years, the Chinese economy will probably be larger than >>that of the United States. Already China's geopolitical influence has >>grown along with its economic might." > > " Within 20 years....". I didn't ask for an opinion piece I asked > for facts to support your contention that China is a Hyperpower. > >>"Moreover, the Chinese central bank is financing the massive US trade >>deficit by $1 billion a day. Without those loans, US interest rates >>would spike upward. Interest rates on mortgages would rise, hitting >>housing sales, and raising costs for millions of homeowners." >> >>""This is a huge deal," says Clyde Prestowitz, president of the >>Economic Strategy Institute in Washington. "We are on life-support >>from China's central bank."" >> >>"The US will have to adjust to deal with another major power," says >>Mr. Prestowitz. "So far we are in a kind of denial." >> >>"Last Friday, China and the European Union reached a friendly >>agreement curtailing certain Chinese textile exports. Chinese >>negotiator Bo Xilai indicated China's preference for such a negotiated >>deal, rather than the US unilateral caps on China's textile exports. >>He reportedly cited a Chinese saying: "If you respect me by an inch, >>I'll respect you by a foot."" >> >>http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0616/p16s01-cogn.html > > > Lets say.....oh...tomorrow, the United States decides to blockade all > ships arriving and leaving China and the middle east except those > outbound caring goods or oil to the United States. > > What are you euro's or China going to do to stop us? Do NOT underestimate China's military, nor their resolve. Joel Jacobs Chief Petty Officer USNavy, Retired |
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