With more than two billion residents, the world’s most spoken language and a booming economy, China is undoubtedly a rising global superpower. Suddenly America is faced with the prospect of a country whose financial and military power could soon rival its own, prompting many to wonder if China is a friend or foe. Is China really a red flag for the U.S.?
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Is China a Threat to the U.S.?
too soon
The fact they are communist gives us the indication that they don't' respect individual rights. Any government that doesn't protect individual rights is not much of a government or a nation. They will likely rot themselves out because of communism, like Russia - or there will be some type of uprising of the people...either way China can't continue like it is if it want to be like USA. USA shouldn't have to worry, we are so far beyond China in defense technology. The only thing USA has to worry about is the economic/financial war - USA screwed themselves there.
- selfish November 21, 2008 5:02PM
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too soon dreaming on
What government respects individual rights? The US? Read about the treatment of Japenese Americans, read about the treatemenmt of Blacks, read about the treatment of Jews, read about the treatment of Mormons, read about the treatment of Catholics, read about the treatment of witches---all these abuses occurred here in the US despite a constitution , a congress, a court system. When the powere want something done they just do it. Look to Bushs waterboarding for an example just in the recent past.
Folks, individual rights is a red herring to distract the people and benefit somebody who wants power or is in power. If we want friendly relations with China the US needs to respect China and firmely agree and disagree when necessary with Chinese policy. Trade and other bilateral relations will breck down the barriers just like they broke the Soviet Union. China is becoming more like the west every day. People in China do protest conditions , and somethimes they effect change. The government of China cannot suddenly pull the plug on control or the competing forces in China would split the country into fighting feudal regions just like happened in the Soviet Union and Iraq when central control weakened. That would not be in anybodies interest.
- comensense25
April 1, 2009 3:15PM
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