(a) Its very relevant, it shows that the US economy is largely built on a house of cards. It shows that if pushed in a corner China could cause signficant economic damage to the US. Why do you think your Government is so obssessed with Syria? Its over the Iran->Syria piples. They know what you dont, without the petrodollar the US gets f#@ked. They need Assad out of the way so that your "ally" Qatar can sell gas and petroleum to the EU:  not only to spite/weaken Russia but primarily to maintain your hegemony. Warfare is fought on many fronts and the economy is one of the biggest ones.

As far as this thread is concerned any war between America and China would ensure mutual destruction, any victory would be phyrric. The cost is simply too high.

(b and c) Have you seen the people Trump is surrounding himself with? Do you expect any restraint or tact from Trumps team if China/Russia/Anyone plays hardball in response to Trumps carelesss rhetoric/threats? Do you really think they'll be "level headed"? I genuinely think ISIS is working overtime to attack the US as we speak because they know how Trump will respond, and it will be a huge recruiting drive.

My government? I'm Australian. I'm looking at this from the outside and have seen Trump as more of an isolationist than an aggressor. He wants to frack oil from under the US so that they don't have to trade with or invade the middle east.

I agree that warfare is fought on economic fronts, but with all the major players nuclear armed, I think everyone wants to avoid hot wars. Nobody wants to vaporise the human race. I think team Trump can be level-headed enough to avoid that. Like I said at the end though: power affects people strangely and Trump could be no exception.

My bad, sorry about that. I wish I could be as optimistic as you are. I feel Donald is isolationist, but the establishment Republican party is not. I dont trust the people Trump is surrounding himself with. They are typical, trigger-happy neocons who will jump at the opportunity to start shit ecspecially in the Middle East.

Ka-pi96 said: heh, funny thread is funny. It seems some people think this is like a video game or something where Trump saying something mean about China will make them hit the `declare war` button

Clearly you're uneducated to know how stubborn China is. 

It's not the establishment republican party who's running the executive branch of the government, it's Trump which get final say in pretty much everything he's responsible with and his cabinet members ... 

While Trump could be surrounding himself with neocons, the days of running like the Bush's are over when the party base is rapidly evolving from neoconservativsm to paleoconservatism to reflect that change in leadership and Trump can resign ANY of his cabinet members at ANY time so they are almost certainly beholden to his interests ... 

lionpetercarmoo said: Ka-pi96 said: heh, funny thread is funny. It seems some people think this is like a video game or something where Trump saying something mean about China will make them hit the `declare war` button Clearly you're uneducated to know how stubborn China is.

Just as Tibet, whom they've rear-ended constantly.

That's not how it works. The US didn't give China an IOU and a wink. Much like several other countries, China has begun to sell some of their bonds. Usually done for stimulus and the prop up their currency. Demand is still there for treasury bonds because they're the most stable investment in the world.

Also, for the last time there is no "Call in their debt". USA would never agree to that. Think about it, would you make a deal with your bank regarding your mortgage that allows the bank to demand you to pay what you owe for the house all of a sudden? Of course not. As long as we pay their interest we are fine.

We don't know that information, but I'd be shocked if they'd be able to claim them all at once. That would defy logic on both sides.

To humor the thought, the US would suffer a setback, but it wouldn't cripple the country.