This whole 'hate China' thing is a sadly recurring and wrongfully misplaced theme among conservative thinkers.
And to think that a lot of these China haters are also gun nuts raises an extreme hypocrisy.
We have to wonder if they even know who invented gunpowder.
If European invaders had not acquired gunpowder technology from China, their conquest of America would almost certainly have gone very differently. There might not even be a USA if it were not for that Chinese invention.
It is reminiscent of the absurd hatred of France to the point of trying to change French Fries into Freedom Fries, all the while forgetting that without France, the USA would never have gained independence.
The USA has benefited so very greatly from Chinese wisdom, tech and cheap manufacturing over the centuries...
And then there is our great economy. (at least up until a little while ago) The US economy would be NOTHING without China. Our economies are so interlinked and intertwined it would be devastating to both if we tried to separate them and go all isolationist.
We need to maintain a good relationship with China.
There is lots of talk of decoupling but not much about how to do it & the repercussions..
Ever thought about why the USA & Canada weren't invited to the BRI party??
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If we split w/ the CCP we will have to do w/out a lot, &/or pay more if we can find it.. Much just isn't produced here any more~ & oddly enough not because there is no market here..
We can all imagine how we will suffer, meds, tv's phones etc..
How will they suffer??
We don't sell them a whole lot comparatively, & partly because of their restrictions..
What they are doing is creating new markets, our replacements via the BRI........
What markets can we create, exploit etc??? Will we continue to be to busy warring in the ME & Central asia while ccp continues to expand?