>In 50 years it's as likely to be China that can sanction the US into submission as the US can sanction China. Neither country can cripple the economy of the o

>In 50 years it's as likely to be China that can sanction the US into submission as the US can sanction China. Neither country can cripple the economy of the other through sanctions without broad international support. I suspect that in the decades to come, neither nation will command the level of respect required to garner said international support.