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Sure. They can buy oil. But, how will it make it to China in a war? With sanctions applied by the US Navy. And what about basic necessities like food? China

Sure. They can buy oil. But, how will it make it to China in a war? With sanctions applied by the US Navy. And what about basic necessities like food? China can only meet 65% of it’s food needs. China is completely vulnerable and dependent on the west, in a way that Russia is not.

mytailorisrich 3y ago
> With sanctions applied by the US Navy. Well, since no-one wants to start WWIII, the US Navy isn't going to attack Chinese ships, especially if escorted by the Chinese Navy. QED. We're used to see the US behave like they can do anything they want but that's only because they are usually orders of magnitude stronger than the opposition. But if the opposition was of similar strength they would be much more restrained and cautious because, again, no-one is suicidal. I'm sure the question has been studied many times in war games and scenarios and I expect the plan would be to put pressure at the source (i.e. 'suggest' that you should not sell to China), which would not work with all countries.
- HenryBemis 3y ago
  (Internal US) Politics aside, didn't Nancy Pelosi extend a middle finger and landed to Taiwan in 2022? For me that was an unanswered slap in Xi's face.