There's broader context to all this. The central banks knew that their system would break down eventually due to inflation, and so one way to extend its life w

There's broader context to all this. The central banks knew that their system would break down eventually due to inflation, and so one way to extend its life was to offshore manufacturing to make products cheaper and more affordable on a weaker dollar. To keep everything from imploding on America, manufacturing had to be wrested from China at the same time the Federal Reserve was shut down.