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Containing China effectively will require a high degree of cooperation between Japan, Vietnam, South Korea, and the Philippines. Those nations don't necessarily get along, and some of them are autocratic themselves.

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Asia is helpful but Europe is essential.

We initiated a trade war with China a few years ago. The idea that this move was done "quietly" is a Reuter's joke.

You missed the most important one. India. But yea I don’t see Oceania uniting anytime soon.

What’s going to happen with the demographics in China?

China's population is starting to decline this year (if I'm not mistaken) but from a high of quite a lot. More importantly when are they going to put Winnie the Pooh out to pasture? It's very little about the Chinese people and much more about the current leadership. Where's Deng Xiaoping when you need him?

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