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Originally Posted by feelgood
Not exactly, the Soviet Union was pretty aggressive, but their economy didn't collapse. Granted, it was pretty weak compared to United States at the time.
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I don't believe China will be a military threat in the near future to the U.S. We, the U.S. have so much invested in there, as well as the fact that China has a lot invested in us, in the form of U.S. bonds and we're one of the top exporters from China. [1]
The difference between the Soviets and Chinese economies is that at the time of the Cold War, the u.s. had little to no economic activity with them. With the both China and The U.S. Having so much invested in each other, it's unlikely that any diplomatic relations will go sour in the near future.
Further, China's abundance of natural resources and manpower make it unlikely for another country to become the U.S.'s main source of raw material and cheap labor.
keyshawn.
/took contemporary world studies for a semester last year
1 - heard this on NPR a couple weeks ago, a bit rushed to work now, I didn't attempt to find the link