You are 100% correct. But the world doesn't want anymore to follow US rule, nor they will. Should US continue their hegemony, they are the once who will be wiped out.
The land grab ,that is the Communist Idea , such Crimea,and south China sea, they do what they want do not care no body,because they ,the China ,and Russia are supper power. We so scare WW3 with this crazy communist Idea.
the other arrogant thug can't help himself but to side with the bully arrogantly China hoping to give a peace of action or a slab in their face, when the Chinese tell the Russian the south sea is not for Russian to take.
Putin has just diminished Russia position in the world from an abusive dominant presence in the world to just being a bully in the former Soviet Union. This will haunt him because he has already proven the lack of will of the great pretender. It is his neighborhood this game will be played out. Russia's economic footprint is shrinking faster than when Reagan was President. It is now China that will spend them into the toilet.
Back during the Vietnam war, China supplied much of the weapons the Viet Cong used against American forces. Now, over 40 years later, maybe it's time for the US to supply Vietnam with the necessary military hardware for the upcoming Vietnam/China conflict.
How much will China gobble up? How far will the reach go, to build up islands for its purposes? They speak of peace, but war is in their hearts. Clearly, this president will do nothing about this Chinese land & ocean grab. The next president will have to face this issue...and someone is going to have to back down. A bully will continue to bully, until somebody knocks him down.
American's instigations to pitch Asean against China has been going on for past 6 years and its Handout beggar Philippines' Aquino3 and Rosario have been trying to hijack each and every Asean meeting for 5 times but only met with scorns and despise by all its Asean neighbors.
In last 3 years, Obama sent its defense secretaries one after another to try the same as its F beggar did but only met with the results as Asean leaders are much smarter than Obama who under estimated their wisdom.
Near the end of that article last indicated that Vietnamese and Filipino reporters contributed to the article but no Chinese reporter's opinion was adapted. The view of the article was not fair to China.
Expansionist EVIL communist china can NOT bully small nations. Unite and stand TOGETHER to STOP Expansionist EVIL communist china from Islands and Seas grab. Asia united to speak multilateral voice against EVIL communist chinese coercion. Expansionist EVIL communist china BACK-OFF Japan, Philippine and Vietnam's Islands, Reefs and Seas. Expansionist EVIL communist china STOP limits to Freedom Of Navigation Operations (FONOPs) in Japan, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam Seas. Illegal Artificial islands made by EVIL communist china violated of Philippines and Vietnam's sovereignty. EVIL Chinese coastguard robbed and killed Vietnamese and Filipino fishermen at gunpoint. EVIL communist china ship runs over and sinks Vietnamese fishing boats. Boycott Made In china/Made In p.r.c will STOP the EVIL INVASION. The coming crash in EVIL communist china. YES, the West military are coming...Stand Up to Bullying china is the only way to STOP it. The environmental damaged by EVIL china's fake Islands. EVIL communist china will be burned with 142 burned Tibetans. EVIL communist china control fresh water from Tibet to India and Mekong Rivers. EVIL communist china wants to become east Asia's HITLER. EVIL communist china is The Theft Nation. Expansionist EVIL communist china has continued its aggressive INVASION and It’s Time to Confront The EVIL. EVIL pirate trawlers and EVIL chinese coasts guard continue violating of Neighbors water. Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Japan all also protest EVIL china's INVASION in the region and have attempted to push back on EVIL Communist chinese's Xi. Xi used offshore tax havens to conceal family fortunes. Xi's Takeover Neighbor's Seas reaches The End of the Chinese miracle. EVIL Communist china Does Need To Buy More Friends in Asia. US "freedom of navigation" Standing Up to Expansionist EVIL communist china Bullying neighbors. The USA and the United Kingdom and India is once again welcome back in Asia. A Flood of money leaving EVIL communist china. A doomsday scenario for EVIL BULLY china could bleed itself dry. U.S.-India-Japan-Australia cooperation to Safeguard Freedom of Navigation. EVIL communist ROOSTER Grow Illegal Cow Tongue. EVIL communist china's Master Plan to Destroy America. Water Wars and Who you going to call...
However, the caveat is how long? How long to replicate the whole supply chain? How long to retrain your workforce to ensure constant supply of skilled labor? How long to push the bills through congress? How long to push through trade deals with third countries to ensure you get the same or better competitive rates for upstream resources and downstream tariff-waiver etc.
Sudden, drastic cuts to supply without a corresponding dip in demand, say 'Hi' to a little phenomenon call stagflation. Will your electorate and different interests support your decision and bite the bullet? Can such painful measures be effectively implemented within 1 presidential term to guarantee re-election of the second? Does the end justify the heavy costs?
These are tough questions you need to ask yourself before attempting to defy inertia and physics in general.
A simple example, a pension fund might have exposure to Apple, whose stock prices and dividend policy could be influenced by sales, as well as many of her contractors and suppliers in China, which might be dependent of Chinese trade policies, as they import raw-material upstream from originating countries and export to destination countries. Can policy-makers justify sanctions at the expense of business campaign donors, retirees and middle class?
Don't be such a simpleton and adopt a wider perspective.
The list is long. There is a reason why US companies announcing major investments in China every day, because China middle class consumers are far greater than your whole population.
My best advice to you: go and learn some economics before you spew out lots of bullshits.
Funny how the US supports certain UN rulings when it suits it. So the UN should get involved, just not when it involve the Israelis and Palestinians, isn't that odd
May be that the reason why so many mainland Chinese want to come and live in the US. I rather be eating chocolate than eating human fetus and dog meat in china
Russia only backs China to give USA trouble, the rice and potato eaters can't stand each other, unfortunately USA are incredible weak, can't draw a line that can't be crossed., and USA endless dependency on Chinese imports are totally laughable, can't make a thing anymore.
This potential world conflict in the SCS among the superpowers and their respective allies, is just a another prelude and sign of the second coming of the King of earth & heaven. All these governments will either bow their knees to the King, Jesus Christ our Savior, or go to hell with Satan. That is why believers of Jesus Christ are never afraid of this imminent war, because Jesus saves the world, Jn.3:16.
As if we do not have enough to handle but now the religious nuts will chime in. They believe in mystical creatures that they can not prove exist and expect us to take their drivel seriously. At least Democrats gave that BS up long ago.
