Is china going to rape the philippines...

[Englishman2010]

in short, yes.

And they will get away with it because they know the USA is bankrupt and overstretched militarily and financially. Who is it that hold the majority of the USA's 14Tn Dollar foreign debt? China of course.

I'm sad to say that this is just the start of China's dominance, they've been buying up huge chunks of Africa, South America and Australia, they own most of the USA and Europe's sovereign debt and know they can march all around SE Asia colonising most of it completely unhindered by the west, because they own the west.

30 years from now the world will look completely different economically and politically

[branno]

in short, yes.

And they will get away with it because they know the USA is bankrupt and overstretched militarily and financially. Who is it that hold the majority of the USA's 14Tn Dollar foreign debt? China of course.

I'm sad to say that this is just the start of China's dominance, they've been buying up huge chunks of Africa, South America and Australia, they own most of the USA and Europe's sovereign debt and know they can march all around SE Asia colonising most of it completely unhindered by the west, because they own the west.

30 years from now the world will look completely different economically and politically

on that note ...i think the falklands look very vunerable too..

[Terpe]

in short, yes.

And they will get away with it because they know the USA is bankrupt and overstretched militarily and financially. Who is it that hold the majority of the USA's 14Tn Dollar foreign debt? China of course.

I'm sad to say that this is just the start of China's dominance, they've been buying up huge chunks of Africa, South America and Australia, they own most of the USA and Europe's sovereign debt and know they can march all around SE Asia colonising most of it completely unhindered by the west, because they own the west.

30 years from now the world will look completely different economically and politically

Totally agree.
Spot on Ian.
China's strategic positioning for world dominance has long been my soap box stance.
They have taken the economic tactics of places like Japan and made them appear harmless. They are not.

China will always take the jobs away from us.

Yes the world will become a much different place. And yes China will rape us all.
Look more deeply and see that Pinas has already been raped by China. Only abuse left to remain.

Rant over.
Blame Englishman for getting me wired up

[Englishman2010]

Rant over.
Blame Englishman for getting me wired up

Sorry Terpe

It will be interesting to see how South Korea and Japan stand up to China. In time China will take away their jobs too. Sadly the Japanese Tsunami may have taken Japanese economic dominance of the region back far more than we think. South Korea may have US support for now and US bases on it's soil, but I dont think they will last 5 minutes if China decides to march south along the Korean peninsula. Taiwan will get repatriated very quickly too

[grahamw48]

Sorry Terpe

It will be interesting to see how South Korea and Japan stand up to China. In time China will take away their jobs too. Sadly the Japanese Tsunami may have taken Japanese economic dominance of the region back far more than we think. South Korea may have US support for now and US bases on it's soil, but I dont think they will last 5 minutes if China decides to march south along the Korean peninsula. Taiwan will get repatriated very quickly too

The Yanks would have to do a lot better than they did in Chinese-backed N.Korea and Vietnam.

Imagine a direct engagement with China.

[Englishman2010]

The Yanks would have to do a lot better than they did in Chinese-backed N.Korea and Vietnam.

Imagine a direct engagement with China.

The Yanks wouldn't last 5 minutes against the Chinese, they can't beat a few hundred shepherds with AK's strapped to a Toyota Hilux so what chance would they have against the largest army in the world?

[Koala]

Living in the Philippines if it comes down to all out fisty cuffs I hope you guy's and the aussie diggers plus the yanks get your asses over here dam fast.

I don't know what my partner and I would do......but I wouldn't cut and run

[Arthur Little]

30 years from now the world will look completely different economically and politically

Perhaps even sooner ... who knows? ... with its vast population and potential for amassing the largest military force in the history of mankind ... not for nothing has China frequently been referred to as "the yellow peril"!

[branno]

all i can say is that its a terrible greedy vulgar world...and every one wants to bleed you or deprive you in any way they can... i was working today in a remote part of yorkshire... i was 60 foot aloft ... then this farmer told me that all i could see he owned.. wow... i replied... thank f for imported new zealand lamb...

but reversing back to the original question... soveriegnity and oil causes many problems ..far too many.