That man's surrender mentality is sad to read and infuriating at the same time. What a coward.
It's not much of a fight at this point.
If the fight is a choice between China=economics or America=war, it is pretty obvious what will be chosen in the long run.
Yet, that is what we are seeing, like for real.
China and ASEAN hammer together the RCEP, then China applies to join the CPTPP, while still doing the One Belt One Road, and China still seeing record growth to it trade numbers.
On the other hand, all America can talk about is their outdated containment theories, using military means to achieve their ends, whether more hardware forward deployed or shooting wars.
People are stupid, but THAT stupid.
It is a clear choice between China and America, what they have to offer, a clear choice between economics or military, development or militarization, peace or war.
I think we know which way the people will chose.
Although a lot of lip service will be heaped upon the Americans. It is just habit for some.