China's is an command, export-based economy. Eviscerating its trading partners wouldn't be wise: high-interest rates and weak dollars in the US hurt the Chinese

China's is an command, export-based economy. Eviscerating its trading partners wouldn't be wise: high-interest rates and weak dollars in the US hurt the Chinese economy--like it or not, our fortunes are intertwined. Empires are founded on more than just manufacturing capacity. Lacking a dynamic, principled base for its society, when the Chinese economy collapses it will not recover. The Chinese bubble will burst: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/07/23/the_china_bubbles_coming_but_not_the_one_you_think http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/07/23/the_china_b... Upshot: don't finance your customers, or China 2009 == Lucent 1999