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In reply to the discussion: Without endorsing TPP, some things to consider about it. [View all]Exilednight
(9,359 posts)a world of denial. They may be a little behind militarily, but with Russia's help they are closing the gap fast.
Ask anyone in Congress the one country they don't want to go to war with, and if they are being honest, they will say China.
They have nukes. They have foreign bases. They have technology. They are first in the world in economic growth. They are first in the world in annual college graduates. They are first in the world on building infrastructure. They are first in the world in exports.
The foreign base part is where they are making their mark. China is starting to build bases in the middle-east, what happens when neighboring countries are housing the two economic behemoths?
In the 60s to the 80s it was Europe where America clashed with the USSR.
It is shaping up that after the next 5 years it will America and China battling over the middle-east.