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Originally Posted by Rochard
Let's imagine what would happen if China went to war with the United States. Instantly, all trade between the two countries would stop. Instantly. Americans would no longer be able to buy their crap from China.
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That's nonsense because its a two way thing and a far bigger problem for the US than for China. If the US has to produce more of its own goods (because other partners don't have the same capacity as China does), the cost of those goods will rise significantly in dollar terms which "potentially" can hit consumption.
More importantly, a huge percentage of US GDP is consumption which would not occur were it not for money lent to the US by other countries like China which is the largest holder of US debt. China can pull the plug at any time and recently sold around 10% of its US treasuries but it could sink the US dollar any time it wanted either by selling them outright or else by backing its currency with gold which would be a game changer for the USD.
Finally, China is basically manufacturer to the world and the US is one of the most important export partners but not the only one. USA represents around 16% of the export total and that number is shrinking every year.
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This is why China ... will never ever go to war with the United States.
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China will never start a war with the United States because its a peaceful nation and would not be provocative which is why China, like Russia, generally won't encircle the US or stray into US territories. The US would have to positively SLAP that beehive to get stung very badly but then its Russia & China versus the USA.
China will never start a war with the United States but the United States will start a war with China or Russia at the drop of a hat.
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