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[Machiavellian]

RolStoppable said:

Ryuu96 said:

If you're going to pick a fight with an authoritarian state that has been around for thousands of years, that rules with an iron fist, has little fear of elections and whose people are far tougher than Americans who have mental breakdowns at the thought of wearing a mask to a supermarket and scream about it infringing on all their human rights, maybe don't piss off all your allies so you're on your own.

Even with allies, it would be a tough battle against China. The collective West has made itself far too reliant on Chinese production to change its relationship with China within a few months. There would need to be a concerted effort with a roadmap of at least one decade, but for the Trump administration it already poses a challenge to think a week ahead.

If only that pesky TPP went through we might have seen something along those lines and opening China up but unfortunately the very person who killed it had ot clue why it was something we really wanted at the time to have a concerted front against China.  Now, we are doing the opposite forcing everyone to go to China and they couldn't be happier.  Yes, they will experience some pain but as long as Trump administration continue with whatever the hell they are doing, China will be able to diversify even more and it could be them forming their own TPP without the US part of it.