I still suspect the long con is that we'll see peaceful reunification. The RoC is very import dependent, and we're staring down the barrel of some major swings

I still suspect the long con is that we'll see peaceful reunification. The RoC is very import dependent, and we're staring down the barrel of some major swings in world trade. Will they be able to compensate if the US economy slips into a new Great Depression and drags much of the West with it? Will the US be as interested in honouring blank-cheque defence promises when inflation is 16% and unemployment 20%?