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Ghauri1003
Joined: 29 June 2005
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Posted on 29 June 2005 3:39 AM
Greeting to all.
The fact that china is becoming a superpower is indeed interesting. When you look at their population, rescources and land mass they are a powerful nation.
But their rate of development is what may level them out. With such a huge population, as their standard of living increases, they will eat themselves out of house and home. They may plunder their own rescources to such a piont as they end up relying on imports to fuel thier economy. Pollution and the like will begin to effect their food production rates and tears will begin to show. Their one great strenght -population- may bring them down.
If this is so, and China knows, then they have a limited time to remove a force that may hamper its rescource base expansion. America. A war between the two could not end well. I doubt either party will stand down. By the time a war like this comes around I believe the US will not be willing to lose face in a sparking issue (maybe invasion of Taiwan?).
A war between these two nations and their allies would have to be the end of both of them. Although, depending on contamination levels, the US would stand a better chance of recovery. But as far a world powers, neither nation would be capable.
This is just one of my theories, please feel free to rip through as this is one of my favorite talking pionts.
-Thanks, Jared.
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Nimrod1001
Joined: 04 February 2005
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Posted on 29 June 2005 7:45 AM
Just looking long term Ghauri1003, do you feel that China's 1 child policy will lead to a nation of old codgers much sooner than the same trend in the US?
If China feels that a chance is slipping through it's fingers, might the worsening economic circumstances you are aluding to precipitate a grab for Taiwan? If so, wouldn't strengthening trade relations with China (If it's possible to do any more trade than we are already doing!) be the best defence against a war?
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Sickle1001
Joined: 06 June 2005
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Posted on 29 June 2005 11:29 PM
I strongly agree with you Ghuari1003. China and the US are on path to war. It is only a matter of when. When do you think that China will need to make such a land grab?
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Ghauri1003
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Posted on 30 June 2005 12:49 AM
Greetings
You make an excellent point with the 'ageing population factor'. Western nations such as the UK, US, Canada and Australia are all seeing the effects of an ageing population. As the 'baby boomers' age and die out a severe reduction in populationg growth is being seen. And most importantly the number of people working compared to retired sees a drop in economy
But I thinks China wont see that for another 30 or so years. Right when China really begins to guzzle fossil fuels is when it will dry up. I don't think there industry would handle the change to an alternative fuel to well either.
These events and then maybe Nimrod's piont of the ageing population begining to take effect would see massive recession. Thus maybe it will end with a huge government collapse like that of the USSR.
To the nitty gritty of it, the American population is not a unit at the moment. The only time they unite is when something bad happens ie a war in which there is a direct threat to a nation, a world war. Their economy is massive, including a huge concentration of brain power.
China is a massive nation with a hardworking population that is, in my opinion, a little to far behind in technology. They a are going through a fossil fuel boom right when the stuff is getting hard to find. The possibilty of a major conflict involving China cannot be ignored. Western nations have gone to war on issues that are developing for China.
I dont want anyone thinking I am rascist towards chinese or any race. I beleive any race would be facing the same dilemas given the same circumstances. It is just human nature the way these things happen.
I hope some people come along and work out a way we can all excist together. It would be better if an alien spacecraft came to visit as that would be fantastic for the planet. Suddenly All eyes look to the sky and space and the world would stand a chance to unite and jet off into the stars<?>.
But really I think all nations need to play nice or where in the poo.
Thanks, Jared.
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Aquarius1001
Joined: 21 August 2005
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Posted on 21 August 2005 8:21 PM
i really don't think china is the treat that people belive. and the us is not that bad off in terms of strenght. our economy may not be in the best of shape but it is far from bad. our military is way more advanced than china's. if our air forces went against each other it would be like the mariana's turkey shoot. chinese air craft would be falling out of the sky faster than we could count. And our navy is far more powerful than there's. and if they get us americans mad enough our manufacturing would be like world war two again and maybe even better than the level it was in world war 2. remember this a efficent economy is alway's better than a large inefficent one.
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Sardine1003
Joined: 30 August 2005
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Posted on 30 August 2005 3:19 AM
America is interested in controlling the oil production in the middle east, bottom line. If we can control production and distribution to certain countries, we can win wars against countries like China and Russia. The worlds supply of oil is dangerously low, an example would be the very high prices of a barrel of crude. Why do you think there is so much opposition to us being in Iraq. If George Bush was an honest president, he would have declared war on OPEC. China has a huge demand for crude oil, they are an industrial nation with a huge population. If America has control of oil producing nations, or at least a presence in those countries, we ultimately will control who receives it. This issue has been debated for decades but I think it has been overlooked lately with all that is happening. Anyone agree or disagree or agree to disagree?
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Nimrod1001
Joined: 04 February 2005
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Posted on 30 August 2005 3:52 AM
Perhaps.
Lots of oil in Siberia and in other places than the Middle East.
I do not see energy as being a flash point between the US and China. Too many people want to sell to China, and there is no way to stop that. I would even go so far as to say that in a hypothetical situation where my country (Australia) was in a position to have to stop NG and coal exports to China because of a US supported trade embargo, we might not. Lots of jobs and money in those industries, and If it came down to picking between China and the US, it would be a hard sell either way.
China isn't Cuba, and would be impossible to hurt in the way that you suggest. To hard to stop Oil, NG and coal comming in, and the entire world trades with it.
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Orion1003
Joined: 07 February 2006
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Posted on 7 February 2006 7:56 PM
It'd be kinda like how the U.S. was a little mad at Britain in WWI for Blockading Germany, trade benefits everyone, and if its cut off it also hurts everyone(thats involved anyways)
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Libra1003
Joined: 01 April 2006
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Posted on 1 April 2006 5:41 PM
China is spending money not to out do the US but to try and close the gap a little in a few years its a well known fact the US will be 20 years or so a head of the Chinese in technolodgy so yes they have to spend alot just to try and keep up for now so the gap doesnt widen any further. I dont think you will see an all out cold war like the US had with the Russians do to the fact both countries need each other to keep certain regions safe and they need each other for trade the tiawan issue is really the only issue shina has with the US milatarily and right now without using nuke china would have a hard time invading tiawan there military is very well equiped and trained. Maybe a minor cold war but nothing big.
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Sampson1007
Joined: 24 August 2007
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Posted on 24 August 2007 4:02 PM
To enter into another cold war, the united states would need more autonomy and china's economy would have to become more less dependent on the united state's business.
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