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Originally Posted by Webstral
Ain’t that the truth—and not just for the US, either. Battle plans are highly perishable.
I wonder, though, whether economics haven’t trumped the military options for the time being. China holds massive amounts of US debt. The temptation for Washington to renege on debt to the PRC as an opening salvo in Sino-American conflict would be enormous. The bean counters in Beijing probably regularly update their calculations of just how much this would cost China. Then, too, there is the issue of sanctions, cancelation of debt held in euro and other currencies. China’s ability to invade and capture Taiwan may be less relevant than China’s perception of the total cost.
Webstral
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Also China is an export dependent economy, nearly 40% of its economy is fueled by exports, much of it by US, European and Japanese investment in China to manufacture products for export to developed markets. Wal-Mart is China's 7th largest export partner, just ahead of Britain.