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The difference is that a country cannot produce the oil that it does not have. But a large country with a strong economy will end up being able to produce the c

The difference is that a country cannot produce the oil that it does not have. But a large country with a strong economy will end up being able to produce the chips it needs. It will take some time, but they will. The US's policy here is to impede and slow down China's growth in order to maintain their dominance for as long as possible. That's it. And it will achieve that to a degree but will also push China to develop their own industry.

wkat4242 4y ago
I have to agree with them that China being the #1 superpower would be a disaster for the western world though, and we should try to prevent it. I'm sure the US are doing this just for economical reasons. But the leading superpower always exports their culture as well. See how much we align with the US here in Europe, culturally. And China with its confucianism where the state is more important than the individual and its tendencies to limit free speech and use extensive surveillance... These things would go down very badly in our culture and we'd tear ourselves apart fighting over it. Some people will be pragmatic and accept it because that's where the money is and others will fight to protect their freedoms. We're barely able to keep the peace with the levels of polarisation as they are. In my opinion breaking the ties and reverting to the cold war status (with 2 superpowers and their own spheres of influence) would be much preferable to accepting Chinese (CCP) influence over the western world. The question though is how realistic that still is at this point.
- pjmlp 4y ago
  Thanks to the globalization that solution is long gone. How many anti-China folks in western world are living by it, by not buying anything "Made in China"? Looking at how those 1 euro shops are filled with customers, not many. And that is only one way how western and asian cultures are tied together in the globalization age.

wkat4242 4y ago

I have to agree with them that China being the #1 superpower would be a disaster for the western world though, and we should try to prevent it. I'm sure the US are doing this just for economical reasons. But the leading superpower always exports their culture as well. See how much we align with the US here in Europe, culturally. And China with its confucianism where the state is more important than the individual and its tendencies to limit free speech and use extensive surveillance... These things would go down very badly in our culture and we'd tear ourselves apart fighting over it. Some people will be pragmatic and accept it because that's where the money is and others will fight to protect their freedoms. We're barely able to keep the peace with the levels of polarisation as they are. In my opinion breaking the ties and reverting to the cold war status (with 2 superpowers and their own spheres of influence) would be much preferable to accepting Chinese (CCP) influence over the western world. The question though is how realistic that still is at this point.

pjmlp 4y ago
Thanks to the globalization that solution is long gone. How many anti-China folks in western world are living by it, by not buying anything "Made in China"? Looking at how those 1 euro shops are filled with customers, not many. And that is only one way how western and asian cultures are tied together in the globalization age.