[Kephael]

If the West stops trading with China then they will invade Taiwan and Okinawa and also supply modern weapon systems to North Korea.

[vkou]

This is Tom Clancy fairy-tale nonsense. China wants a nuclear-free Korea, for the same reason that the United States wants a nuclear-free Mexico and Canada. Nuclear super-powers aren't keen on letting their neighboring satellite states limit their foreign policy, by arming them.

A carbon tax is not 'stopping trade'. It's an increase to the price of goods that are energy-intensive to manufacture, or ship.

[Kephael]

The Chinese aren't going to allow any sort of tariffs that would threaten their rapid industrialization without serious saber-rattling.

[astrodust]

They'll do that regardless when the time is right.

[bjlorenzen]

This is pure speculation. Meanwhile, our government is actively invading and occupying how many countries?

[pofjer]

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