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First I'm sorry Hillary Clinton lost, I was a 2008 HRC delegate, so it certainly hurts. But China is definitely a greater strategic rival than Russia. Russia's

First I'm sorry Hillary Clinton lost, I was a 2008 HRC delegate, so it certainly hurts. But China is definitely a greater strategic rival than Russia. Russia's GDP is very small compared with China; in fact China surpassed the US in 2014 by PPP and if their people become just half as productive as you and I - they will become twice our GDP. I recommend reading more on this subject. one interesting book is "Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?" by Graham Allison. (Recommended by Joe Biden, and Lloyd Blankfein) https://www.amazon.com/Destined-War-America-Escape-Thucydidess-ebook/dp/B01IAS9FZY https://www.amazon.com/Destined-War-America-Escape-Thucydide...

smt88 7y ago
> China is definitely a greater strategic rival than Russia I'm not sure what this has to do with my comment. China's "rivalry" with us might translate into acts of aggression, or it might not. It depends on their leadership. At this point, I've never seen anything to suggest that China is actively trying to destabilize the US, interfere directly with its elections, or incite culture wars. Russia is doing all of these things. I have seen evidence[1] that countries including China are trying to maintain access to our utilities as a future weapon, but that's not the same as Russia actually attacking us (digitally). 1. https://www.wired.com/story/triton-hackers-scan-us-power-grid/ https://www.wired.com/story/triton-hackers-scan-us-power-gri...