China remade itself into a giant economy, and more and more it enjoys the giant benefits that go with it: national confidence, diplomatic clout and military power.
Other big powers are paying attention. As China has shown new swagger in its dealings with the world, four big democracies — Australia, India, Japan and the United States — have formed a counterbalance.
The future of that "Quad" has tremendous significance, not just in the Indo-Pacific, but everywhere. Decision-makers, risk managers, investors, CEOs, and regular citizens increasingly are aware of rising stakes in a new, global balance of power.
The leaders of the world's biggest economies want to know what's next for the Quad.
A very complex computer algorithm may have delivered the answer.
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The Quad will not be "rising."
ReplyDeleteThe US is a dying empire whose elites are engaged in the regime's penultimate act: the looting of the treasury.
Australia has 25M people. China has 1.4B people. Do the math; 20M Chinese homebuyers will be enough to take it out of the Five Eyes. If AUS tries to stop the conquest all the Chinese have to do is accuse them of racism. White people collapse into catatonic shock when you call them racist. Then you can just walk over their bodies and take whatever you want.
India is a wreck; it's own Smart Fraction hate it and leave as soon as they can.
Japan is crazy enough and insular enough to survive but when push comes to shove they are about Japan and only Japan.
Good summary.
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