Re:China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths
by tanilama on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @04:39AM
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You are doing it the wrong way.
This administration had gone great length to convince China what it wants is not just trade, it wants a surrender from China to address its own confidence crisis with itself. And of course, the bill will be 100% on China.
So it is not a game with economical gain any more, it is the game of great powers, and China needs to have its own Trump card and demonstrate the willingness to deploy it. It doesn't suit their best interests, but as comparing to lose the 'war', it is better to try it than not. Because who knows?
If the current global order isn't something that is maintainable, what is clear to me, China/US won't be the worst off if it no longer exists, because they are so big, the new order or orders will have them play the critical part of it anyway, so they are not afraid to burn it to ground themselves.
This administration had gone great length to convince China what it wants is not just trade, it wants a surrender from China to address its own confidence crisis with itself. And of course, the bill will be 100% on China.
So it is not a game with economical gain any more, it is the game of great powers, and China needs to have its own Trump card and demonstrate the willingness to deploy it. It doesn't suit their best interests, but as comparing to lose the 'war', it is better to try it than not. Because who knows?
If the current global order isn't something that is maintainable, what is clear to me, China/US won't be the worst off if it no longer exists, because they are so big, the new order or orders will have them play the critical part of it anyway, so they are not afraid to burn it to ground themselves.