"U.S.-China Confrontation Risk Is Highest in the South" Topic

…China Sea.

"As China and the U.S. trade barbs over everything from trade to Covid-19 to Hong Kong, the two powers are at greater risk of careering into physical confrontation. And nowhere are their warships and fighter jets coming as close to each other, with as much frequency, as the South China Sea.

A military conflict would probably be devastating for both. There are no signs that either side actually wants one. Still, in times of high tension, miscalculations can have unintended consequences…"
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The sky is also blue, most days. Just saying.

The bottom line is there is still a lot of trade between the two countries.

"The bottom line is there is still a lot of trade between the two countries".

We'll have to see how long that lasts. I'd be okay with a total suspension of that, given current issues with China.

Taiwan is another significant flash-point.

Apparently, a high ranking Chinese general just said they'd attack Taiwan to keep it from gaining independence again, so………..

Not that they haven't before, but given how the Chinese seem to be on the move in the SCS, the border with India, and in Hong Kong, things are getting "interesting" indeed.