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> • China will successfully assert itself in East Asia, OR force Japan, Taiwan, Phillipines, Vietnam, etc into a strong anti-China alliance.

Honestly, I'd probably guess the second one. China is already distrusted by a lot of countries/governments in the region.

> Retail shopping almost dies out

I don't see this happening to be honest. Online purchases will definitely increase for the foreseeable future, but there are always going to be a decent amount of offline shops and restaurants too, simply because not everyone wants to wait for products, not everyone wants to socialise online and some kinds of products are simply easier/better bought there.

It will be interesting to see which types of shops die out though. I doubt supermarkets are going anywhere, but media/entertainment shops like Gamestop/GAME/HMV might as well as start preparing for their inevitable bankruptcy.

> Entertainment is mostly online

Also question this, though it depends what you mean by online here. Buying a game/movie/TV show/music album/book online and having it delivered then enjoyed offline? Or just digital downloads?