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Chinese military efforts in the South China Sea are all about controlling shipping and oil extraction - for profit.
Chinese military control of Hong Kong was important to control that financial capital and the in/out flows of cash from China.
Chinese military threats to Taiwan are important because of the vast wealth and industrial knowledge base in Taiwan.
We live in a new era, where gov't, finance, and tech, are increasingly consolidating power to form super-national power structures.
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Chinese military efforts in the South China Sea are all about controlling shipping and oil extraction - for profit.
Chinese military control of Hong Kong was important to control that financial capital and the in/out flows of cash from China.
Chinese military threats to Taiwan are important because of the vast wealth and industrial knowledge base in Taiwan.
We live in a new era, where gov't, finance, and tech, are increasingly consolidating power to form super-national power structures.