shmogie
Well-Known Member
This pandemic is a terrible thing, and there are going to be serious consequences from it for the world.
One good thing it has provided is to show clearly, before it is too late, is the control of the Republic we have given China, and how it can do us extreme harm.
When trade with China began, the idea was that it would open China, and make them more like us regarding liberty of their people. It hasn't worked. They are more repressive now than before.
Our trade has given the repressive communist party of China the ability to become a world economy, and a nation that has built it's military to become a direct challenge to us. Without the monetary resources from massive trade, this could never have happened.
Much, much more importantly, they totally control the supply of certain commodities and goods we need, because we have surrendered the production of these items to them, because they can do it cheaply.
The most important of these is medicines, is prescription drugs. 80% of our prescription drugs are manufactured in China, or come from ingredients from China.
Offended by something or other, their state run newspaper threatened to put us "in the middle of the hell of the corona virus", by stopping the outflow of these drugs and medical equipment to the US
They have tipped their hand, and we should be thankful for it.
We can now concentrate of returning this kind of production to the US, and we see clearly the massive threat they pose.
China is a direct economic competitor to the US, and their desire to be the dominant world power is clear.
In essence, China is our enemy, and we stupidly have given our enemy much power over us, the Chinese corona virus blasts this out for all to see. It is the wake up call we sorely needed. The call comes at a high price, and that is very sad, yet it is one good thing to come from the pandemic.
One good thing it has provided is to show clearly, before it is too late, is the control of the Republic we have given China, and how it can do us extreme harm.
When trade with China began, the idea was that it would open China, and make them more like us regarding liberty of their people. It hasn't worked. They are more repressive now than before.
Our trade has given the repressive communist party of China the ability to become a world economy, and a nation that has built it's military to become a direct challenge to us. Without the monetary resources from massive trade, this could never have happened.
Much, much more importantly, they totally control the supply of certain commodities and goods we need, because we have surrendered the production of these items to them, because they can do it cheaply.
The most important of these is medicines, is prescription drugs. 80% of our prescription drugs are manufactured in China, or come from ingredients from China.
Offended by something or other, their state run newspaper threatened to put us "in the middle of the hell of the corona virus", by stopping the outflow of these drugs and medical equipment to the US
They have tipped their hand, and we should be thankful for it.
We can now concentrate of returning this kind of production to the US, and we see clearly the massive threat they pose.
China is a direct economic competitor to the US, and their desire to be the dominant world power is clear.
In essence, China is our enemy, and we stupidly have given our enemy much power over us, the Chinese corona virus blasts this out for all to see. It is the wake up call we sorely needed. The call comes at a high price, and that is very sad, yet it is one good thing to come from the pandemic.
