www.bloomberg.com
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A Taiwan Crisis May Mark the End of the American Empire
America is a diplomatic fox, while Beijing is a hedgehog fixated on the big idea of reunification.
Interesting and realistic appraisal by Niall Ferguson. Not a pretty picture for the US.
why not?
First, reading comprehension:
Second, the title of the post is the headline of the article. If you have a problem with it, get it touch with Niall Ferguson or the Bloomberg editor about it.
US accept being number 2 and China number 1. Just like how Great Britain accept the status after WWII.
Xi Jinping already gave the order to make a dash to nuclear parity. When war over Taiwan is imminent, we will drop a multimegaton airburst over New York.
...And end up with thrice as many multimegaton airbursts over Shanghai?
Americans will surrender unconditionally to China as soon as New York City is vaporized.
Why not? The sino-vietnam war and the soviet-afghan war exposed the incompetence of Soviet, which led to its eventual collapse. Every empire reached its farthest when some event at some remote area triggered the process of unrolling. So, watch closely to the farthest reach of US empire where a powerful enemy lies.
There, fixed it for you.
Americans will make use of the many nuclear platforms they have... They're literally saving their gigantic military for a day like this.
