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China Gaining in Military Might (pg. 3)
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| EvilTree |
China does need that trade surplus with US to fuel its war machine.
In a way, China needs US more than US needs China. US can turn to other nations for products. |
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| NeoPhono |
| Right now, roughly a quarter of China's exports go to the US, while only around 15% of the US's imports come from mainland China and only 6% of the US's exports go to China. I'm not arguing that both would be at a loss without the other, but currently China seems much more dependent on the US than vice versa. Although China's economy is growing and becoming less dependent on the US, China ($2.7 trillion GDP) has a ways to go before it is on par with the US ($13.2 trillion GDP). |
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| star-traveller |
| quote: | Originally posted by EvilTree
China does need that trade surplus with US to fuel its war machine.
In a way, China needs US more than US needs China. US can turn to other nations for products. |
How long will it take to rebuild whole infrustructure in "other nations" for that? |
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| metalgearsolid |
| quote: | Originally posted by NeoPhono
Right now, roughly a quarter of China's exports go to the US, while only around 15% of the US's imports come from mainland China and only 6% of the US's exports go to China. I'm not arguing that both would be at a loss without the other, but currently China seems much more dependent on the US than vice versa. Although China's economy is growing and becoming less dependent on the US, China ($2.7 trillion GDP) has a ways to go before it is on par with the US ($13.2 trillion GDP). |
I know people just want to see the US empire fall. Thing is that it won't because our empire isn't built by borders. It's all economic and most commies/socialists don't understand economics. |
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| metalgearsolid |
| quote: | Originally posted by star-traveller
How long will it take to rebuild whole infrustructure in "other nations" for that? |
We aren't talking about importing from Africa Jose. We are talking about Latin America that we can take even more advantage of or other Asian nations that have the infrustructure already there. |
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| Fir3start3r |
| quote: | Originally posted by star-traveller
How long will it take to rebuild whole infrustructure in "other nations" for that? |
In a global economy?
Not as long as you might be thinking...
Read: The World is Flat - Thomas L. Friedman and you'll understand why ;) |
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| Magnetonium |
| quote: | Originally posted by metalgearsolid
Well sweatheart. The days are over when Russia was considered important. It isn't and never will be. China is the power the US is concerned with most because they pose a greater threat than you drunken robbing Russians. |
Come on, man, grow out of your silliness. Russia will not go away. Russia is filthy rich in resources, and always will be. It will rebound. The lands that have the resources will win in the end. And Russia is armed with a massive nuclear arsenal that can wipe out the 1-billion Chinese army in a matter of hours. No fear. |
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| Q5echo |
| quote: | Originally posted by venomX
I don't think so. China owns most of the US debt. China produces a lot of the products the US imports. |
alright dude, stop right there.
as of the end of March 2007 China owned $420 billion in Federal and public debt mostly in T-bills. by contrast Japan owns and has owned much more at over $600 billion. total of all foriegn owned invested debt represents around 80% US public debt minus Social Security obligations i believe. now compare that to our annual GDP.
THEY DO NOT OWN MOST OF OUR DEBT. |
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| metalgearsolid |
| quote: | Originally posted by Magnetonium
Come on, man, grow out of your silliness. Russia will not go away. Russia is filthy rich in resources, and always will be. It will rebound. The lands that have the resources will win in the end. And Russia is armed with a massive nuclear arsenal that can wipe out the 1-billion Chinese army in a matter of hours. No fear. |
So the US will always be around? We have a lot of natural resources left untouched and these are in LARGE numbers. And they are also easier to extract than in Russia. So haha the US wins again. Plus in the future the world won't be dependant on natural resources. So it doesn't even matter who has what. And yeah you say this when is China going to attack Russia? When the Russian population is mostly older than 40 and the young generation won't be able to hold back any army the size of China. It's true just wait and see. China will take Siberia. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| well, perhaps china can start chipping in to peace-keeping ventures around the world with their new-found military might. |
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| Magnetonium |
| quote: | Originally posted by metalgearsolid
So the US will always be around? We have a lot of natural resources left untouched and these are in LARGE numbers. And they are also easier to extract than in Russia. So haha the US wins again. Plus in the future the world won't be dependant on natural resources. So it doesn't even matter who has what. And yeah you say this when is China going to attack Russia? When the Russian population is mostly older than 40 and the young generation won't be able to hold back any army the size of China. It's true just wait and see. China will take Siberia. |
Who would've thought 20 years ago that Russia will have woes demographically it has today? Things can change just as easy in the next 20 years. China can collapse as well. You may never know. You dont know the future. China is a dictatorship. Dictatorships are destined to fall, sometimes violently if they dont let go. Russia let go, and is rebuilding. China's turn is next. |
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| metalgearsolid |
| quote: | Originally posted by Magnetonium
Who would've thought 20 years ago that Russia will have woes demographically it has today? Things can change just as easy in the next 20 years. China can collapse as well. You may never know. You dont know the future. China is a dictatorship. Dictatorships are destined to fall, sometimes violently if they dont let go. Russia let go, and is rebuilding. China's turn is next. |
China has been rebuilding and at current pace. They will be consuming half the worlds concrete and steel. They are growing. And I put my faith in the civilization that has existed for over four thousand years and invented gunpowder, paper, compass, paper money, cannon, steel, modern rubber. Can you name me what Russia has produced to change the world for the good? If i can remember correctly they didn't send the first man into space. Yuri was never into space and the Russians cheated and lied to the entire world. Russia is bound to fail. Their border will go back to the European Russia. |
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