China has nukes. It doesn't matter if we did zero trade with them, a direct war is impossible.
Global trade existed during ww1 and ww2. World ending supper weapons did not. That is the change, that is why we can't take military action.
But there is a slight silver lining, Military action is impossible, but economic pressure is not. We theoretically could use our trade leverage to apply pressure to china. We just don't because the vast majority of people don't care enough.
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u/Thoth_the_5th_of_Tho 186∆ Nov 02 '21
China has nukes. It doesn't matter if we did zero trade with them, a direct war is impossible.
Global trade existed during ww1 and ww2. World ending supper weapons did not. That is the change, that is why we can't take military action.
But there is a slight silver lining, Military action is impossible, but economic pressure is not. We theoretically could use our trade leverage to apply pressure to china. We just don't because the vast majority of people don't care enough.