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Re:Jack Ma: 'If trade stops, war starts' by appleflaxen on Monday February 06, 2017 @11:18AM (#13580868)
You are missing a step. How does "Keep trading" mean that war is inevitable?

It almost certainly means that devaluation of the dollar is inevitable (the ultimate fate of any currency that runs an account deficit for long enough), but to say "war is inevitable, therefore declare war today" is ridiculous.

Re:Jack Ma: 'If trade stops, war starts' by rrggrr on Monday February 06, 2017 @12:34PM (#13581802)
This chart (1/2 through article): https://www.ft.com/content/acd3f2fc-084a-11e6-876d-b823056b2... suggests a disorderly adjustment for China if its economy is not rebalanced soon. With this adjustment will come much social unrest and with that always comes scapegoats and calls for war. So, its no the United States that concerns me.