The Pax Sinica...

[Clinton Huxley]

Blighty has been shuffled off to a retirement home, to live out its days being fed mashed banana and a diet of Countdown and Cash in the Attic on TV. The US is doing its best but the old knees are getting creaky and it needs a lie down and a bit of a nap in the afternoon these days. The Pax Sinica will soon be upon us:-

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/ ... ng-era.htm

China's defence spending is going up by 12.7% this year. A ridiculously simplistic bit of maths shows at this rate, Chinese defence spending will exceed US defence spending by 2038.

Will you, for one, welcome your new Chinese overlords?

[JimC]

Blighty has been shuffled off to a retirement home, to live out its days being fed mashed banana and a diet of Countdown and Cash in the Attic on TV. The US is doing its best but the old knees are getting creaky and it needs a lie down and a bit of a nap in the afternoon these days. The Pax Sinica will soon be upon us:-

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/ ... ng-era.htm

China's defence spending is going up by 12.7% this year. A ridiculously simplistic bit of maths shows at this rate, Chinese defence spending will exceed US defence spending by 2038.

Will you, for one, welcome your new Chinese overlords?

Let them play with the Taliban and Somali pirates for a while, then I'll cast my vote...

"By their fruits ye shall know them..."

[Clinton Huxley]

Pacific regionto be "tributary" to China...It's the old "Spheres of Influence" thing...

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/commenta ... iew/404930

[Gawdzilla Sama]

[Atheist-Lite]

It's a classic - frighten the US into bankrupting themselves on military expenditure. Wonder where they got the idea?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

It's a classic - frighten the US into bankrupting themselves on military expenditure. Wonder where they got the idea?

So, China spending more will bankrupt the US? I haz no maffs, but that don't make no damn sense to me.

[Clinton Huxley]

It's a classic - frighten the US into bankrupting themselves on military expenditure. Wonder where they got the idea?

So, China spending more will bankrupt the US? I haz no maffs, but that don't make no damn sense to me.

I guess if China spends more, the US will have to spend more to keep ahead, until it runs out of money (which it borrows off the Chinese anyway)

I'm not an expert on these things.

[Atheist-Lite]

It's a classic - frighten the US into bankrupting themselves on military expenditure. Wonder where they got the idea?

So, China spending more will bankrupt the US? I haz no maffs, but that don't make no damn sense to me.

The point isn't to outdrink your rival just appear to be pushing ahead so he drinks himself under the table.

[JimC]

Pacific regionto be "tributary" to China...It's the old "Spheres of Influence" thing...

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/commenta ... iew/404930

Luckily, I quite like chinese food...

[Gawdzilla Sama]

It's a classic - frighten the US into bankrupting themselves on military expenditure. Wonder where they got the idea?

So, China spending more will bankrupt the US? I haz no maffs, but that don't make no damn sense to me.

The point isn't to outdrink your rival just appear to be pushing ahead so he drinks himself under the table.

You still haven't shown that the US will increase spending to match the Chinese.

[Clinton Huxley]

Pacific regionto be "tributary" to China...It's the old "Spheres of Influence" thing...

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/commenta ... iew/404930

Luckily, I quite like chinese food...

If it all kicks off the RN will send a fleet to help you out...

[Atheist-Lite]

It's a classic - frighten the US into bankrupting themselves on military expenditure. Wonder where they got the idea?

So, China spending more will bankrupt the US? I haz no maffs, but that don't make no damn sense to me.

The point isn't to outdrink your rival just appear to be pushing ahead so he drinks himself under the table.

You still haven't shown that the US will increase spending to match the Chinese.

When the Republicans get back in then you'll understand, you'll understand the Chinese play a long game.

[Clinton Huxley]

It's a classic - frighten the US into bankrupting themselves on military expenditure. Wonder where they got the idea?

So, China spending more will bankrupt the US? I haz no maffs, but that don't make no damn sense to me.

The point isn't to outdrink your rival just appear to be pushing ahead so he drinks himself under the table.

You still haven't shown that the US will increase spending to match the Chinese.

What do you reckon, 'Zilla? How would being outspent by the Chinese on defence go down with the US public?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

It's a classic - frighten the US into bankrupting themselves on military expenditure. Wonder where they got the idea?

So, China spending more will bankrupt the US? I haz no maffs, but that don't make no damn sense to me.

The point isn't to outdrink your rival just appear to be pushing ahead so he drinks himself under the table.

You still haven't shown that the US will increase spending to match the Chinese.

When the Republicans get back in then you'll understand, you'll understand the Chinese play a long game.

So, no proof. Carry on, then.

[Atheist-Lite]

No proof, just rumours, their cheaper...


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