US – CHINA WAR TRAPS – Part 1: The Thucydides Trap.
From history we learn, when the raising power threatens to displace the dominant power, war is almost always the result.
AMERICAN EMPIRE – RISE AND DECLINE
Typically, there is about 10 to 20 years of some sorts of conflicts (geopolitical, trade, technological or capital) between the raising power and the dominant power before all-out war is declared.
THE RISE OF CHINA EMPIRE
“Be so subtle that you are invicible. Be so mysterious that you are intangible. Then you will control your rivals’ fate” – Sun Tzu The Art of War
CHINA’S HISTORY IN A NUTSHELL – Part 2: PRC
China’s second phase of developments of building wealth, power, and cohesiveness under Deng Xiaoping and his successors Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao were done in such a way that didn’t appear threatening to other countries, especially the dominant power (i.e., the United States). This policy was known as “hide and bide” which means to “bide our time and hide our capabilities”
CHINA’S HISTORY IN A NUTSHELL – Part 1: The Dynasties
China’s civilization with its highly civilized behavior has a long and continuous history that began about 4,000 years ago
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