[norea-armozel]

Or a Trump Presidency leads to a world war between China and America since he thinks backing out on trade deals with China is a good idea. But he doesn't seem to realize that China is kept in check by those trade deals since the CCP inner party would rather have their people happy, paid, and fed. A China that's isolated in the world market and without a means to turn a profit on private and state enterprises is a China that has few options that aren't militarist in nature. That means China has plenty of reason to invade Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines without question. Right now, we're pretty lucky China still hasn't a sufficient navy to combat our own but if Trump or his ideological successors take POTUS I can see China just throwing as much man power at the naval problem to kick our asses just as a matter of settling a (nearly) two century old score.

[DefaultUserHN]

I see. So that's how World World 3 will start - all because Trump refuse to make bad trade deals with China.

[norea-armozel]

Or he decides to cut off trade immediately under some provisions in existing trade treaties without any attempt to negotiate any new tariffs (which China has been receptive to in the last year) which gives them no other recourse than to expand militarily to aide in the growth of their economy.

[DefaultUserHN]

Appeasement does not work. History has shown us that time again and again.

China: "Make bad deals with us, OR WE WILL EXPAND OUT MILITARY!"