Quote (ferdia @ 15 Dec 2022 00:49)
I think anyone can claim anything, its when they enforce a claim that an issue arises. would you not agree? I dont see this as being the reason for the US to wage war. Pretty sure alot of countries claim alot of stuff but its only when they act on those claims that issues arise.
Also, Japan was doing pretty well there for a while, but they were an "ally", the fact that China is doing well (in terms of growth) does not seem to be a rationale in and of itself to wage war. if it was Germany or England that was growing, would the US wage war against them ? if the US contracted and all other countries grew, would the US be at war with the world?
Because USA cannot control China like they can on Japan. Furthermore China was the First line of defense against the Soviets during the cold war , although both are communist countries they are not on the best term.
Kissinger did a secret secret visit to Beijing and build relationship with the Chinese and got them on the USA side.