Comment by seanmcdirmid

> China is completely dependant on other countries for it's economic power (mostly the US) as an export economy.

That is Trump's big lie, but it has no basis in reality. This was the cornerstone of Trump's whole pressure agenda on China, and it imploded quickly when the Chinese indicated "We don't care about the American market, trade is only 5% of our GDP, and we have lots of trading partners."

> They're also staring down a demographic crash, soon (10 - 15% drop with 25% of the remaining polution over 65).

Investments in AI and automation make that iffy, investments that, beyond AI, the USA is not making.

> They are basically at their peak right now.

That is the core of Trump's big lie on China, and again, has no basis in reality.