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The new Chinese military is very impressive and no doubt will continue to be very useful as China projects its power in the Pacific Rim and around the world. The Communist Chinese government has been very successful with its new strategy to defeat the imperialist Americans. Just take advantage of our capitalist system.
U.S. companies have outsourced manufacturing to China to cut costs and maximize profits, closing domestic factories and terminating American workers. As a result, Chinese leaders have been able to use U.S. dollars to improve their military capability. This has led to the recent threat to U.S. forces near Taiwan.
In addition to confronting the U.S. militarily, the Communist Chinese government can wield significant economic influence as well. With reduced U.S. manufacturing capability, we are now dependent upon outsourced capability. Another economic threat is that China is the second largest holder of U.S. government debt estimated to be nearly $1 trillion.
I’m a firm believer in the capitalist system, but I also believe that our elected representatives should make sure our national security is not sacrificed for quarterly profits.
Michael Drake
Hermon