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[solarz]

The thing is, the root issue of US isn't Infrastructure. Americans in the forum know it, I know it, you know it, most know it.

Its this belief that their systems are the best and their economic ideologies are flawless. Corporations, in the pursuit of quarterly profits, lead the country down a bad path. Lobbying is legalized corruption. Maybe I have not read enough - but as I understand, there is no proper checks and balances against Lobbying and the special interests.

However, For all the bad things pointed out, it's also a fact that US is this strong because of the same systems and corporations.

But I reaffirm, this isn't a good model for any country that values its civilizational cultural credentials or long term existence. It may fit well with a country that has a "silent majority" with rapture culture.

There are too many problems with the US to list a single "root issue".

Blind belief in their superiority is one issue. Another is entrenched Capitalist interests in its political arena. Then there is racism, political polarization, religious fundamentalism, a shrinking middle class, a failing education system, etc. etc.

 

[Bellum_Romanum]

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Do you get the feeling that CNSA's progress, the BRI, expansion of PLA etc etc are actually inadvertently causing a Star Wars 2.0 with the US, causing them to spend money willy nilly to counter them instead of on their own infrastructure to fix root issues?

I tried reading the comment section of this article and it almost gave me an aneurysm from the bashing and just pure unadulterated hateful comments towards China. The people commenting there are no different than the Jai Hind folks in terms of their vitriol mix with extreme arrogance and then insecurity.

 

[Xizor]

Well there are checks and balances in the US system.

Take for example the environmental lobby. There are many groups lobbying for environmental protection. But they are checked and balanced by the oil companies. The oil corporations like ExxonMobil check and balance the environmental lobby.

See?

Do the environmental lobby have as much money as the Oil lobby?

I don't think so.

 

[voyager1]

China wont attack Taiwan anytime soon.

PLA is still undergoing military reforms. Projected end date for the reforms is 2022 but it will take even longer to set up lasting institutions to ensure that the military wont backtrack.

I am guessing that by 2025-2027 the PLA would be 100% ready as an organisation and a fully trained force to get Taiwan if China decides to do so. However the military option will always be the last tool that China will use on Taiwan.

There are other ways to get it

 

[AssassinsMace]

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What happened to all the other markets Australia can sell to as an alternative to China...? Where's Japan and Taiwan saying they were saving Australia? Even if that were true they would still complain because of their greed to need to make more money. If they could've sold to other markets before the dispute, they would've already been there. So what it means it's still hurting them regardless of whatever how many their selling to others because China was always the bigger customer. That's all that counts.

 

[KampfAlwin]

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What happened to all the other markets Australia can sell to as an alternative to China...? Where's Japan and Taiwan saying they were saving Australia? Even if that were true they would still complain because of their greed to need to make more money. If they could've sold to other markets before the dispute, they would've already been there. So what it means it's still hurting them regardless of whatever how many their selling to others because China was always the bigger customer. That's all that counts.

Taiwan: “Taiwan can help!”
*doesn’t help*
Australia: “But… but… we bought your pineapples!!”

 

[ansy1968]

China wont attack Taiwan anytime soon.

PLA is still undergoing military reforms. Projected end date for the reforms is 2022 but it will take even longer to set up lasting institutions to ensure that the military wont backtrack.

I am guessing that by 2025-2027 the PLA would be 100% ready as an organisation and a fully trained force to get Taiwan if China decides to do so. However the military option will always be the last tool that China will use on Taiwan.

There are other ways to get it

@voyager1 spot on bro, under Biden the US won't seek confrontation until it fix its problem at home and its a huge one and may lasted a decade to solve or may not. Who ever follow after Biden in 2025 will have a hard time in tackling the challenges ahead, 1)possible economic collapse 2) tech oligarchy 3) collapsing dollar 4) possible domestic terrorism and insurrection 5) increasing becoming a police state. By that time China had reach a certain parity with US and the only recourse is to acknowledge that they need to agree to disagree and move on and reset its relationship. The American economy with its systemic problem may take decade to overcome, she needed the Chinese more than ever as they did in 2008 crisis and that realization even a Cotton or a Pompeo presidency will have to accept the inevitability. Its a Chinese way of winning without fighting which is to enhance its Comprehensive National Power. 2025 is the infection point , 2030 is the target date. so we are within reach of fulfilling our national goal.

 

[hkbc]

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What happened to all the other markets Australia can sell to as an alternative to China...? Where's Japan and Taiwan saying they were saving Australia? Even if that were true they would still complain because of their greed to need to make more money. If they could've sold to other markets before the dispute, they would've already been there. So what it means it's still hurting them regardless of whatever how many their selling to others because China was always the bigger customer. That's all that counts.

Well they can't sell the stuff in the middle east, like the barley

Since their ally the USA has crippled the WTO appellate body good luck getting it sorted any time soon, well will keep the voters off Morrison's back for a microsecond as he pretends to be doing something .......

Anyway good time to be a Chilean and South African wine producer!

 

[AssassinsMace]

Well they can't sell the stuff in the middle east, like the barley

Since their ally the USA has crippled the WTO appellate body good luck getting it sorted any time soon, well will keep the voters off Morrison's back for a microsecond as he pretends to be doing something .......

Anyway good time to be a Chilean and South African wine producer!

Well the question is if they can find more reliable partners than China which they tease, why don't they sell to them instead? When China is the producer, the customer is king. But when China is the customer, all of the sudden the producer is king. Australia doesn't provide anything unique and have a monopoly on. That's why they're hurting because China the largest customer in the world can find it somewhere else. Australia is not king.

 

[NiuBiDaRen]

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What happened to all the other markets Australia can sell to as an alternative to China...? Where's Japan and Taiwan saying they were saving Australia? Even if that were true they would still complain because of their greed to need to make more money. If they could've sold to other markets before the dispute, they would've already been there. So what it means it's still hurting them regardless of whatever how many their selling to others because China was always the bigger customer. That's all that counts.

Remember the time the White House tweeted they ordered a few bottles of Australian wine to support Australia?

I think the White House can replace China as a key customer of Australian wines