[leviliebvin]

Hypothetically speaking, if the average Chinese person was as wealthy as the average American, how would that affect the world economy and geopolitics? What is America so afraid of?

[bluGill]

China is clearly aiming to take over Taiwan, and if they can't do it peacefully they are building up a military that can do it. America should be afraid of that.

China clearly support Russia in their war on Ukraine despite pretending neutrality. Europe should be afraid.

China is doing lots of other geopolitical things that you should be afraid draws you in.

[bogdan]

> China is doing lots of other geopolitical things that you should be afraid draws you in.

Meanwhile USA...

[axus]

One global hegemon is bad enough, then we'd have two!

But actually it will be embarrassing when China puts an end to the "freedom of navigation" of all those US Navy ships circling their borders.

[realusername]

The day the US isn't the top economy, the status of the dollar is threatened and that's the top reason why the US is where it is in the first place.

[neom]

Worth noting the conversation around this, however: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/atlantic-coun... and https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/04/us-dollars-role-interna...

[4gotunameagain]

> What is America so afraid of?

Everything. The whole empire exists on the basis of exploitation, and existence of enemies. The US military industrial complex has immense power, and it needs a reason to exist, and keep existing.