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# Doug Casey on the China Hysteria: Manufactured Threat or Inevitable Rival?
## Summary
- • Doug Casey discusses the historical context of fear toward China, tracing it back to the 1860s and exacerbated by events like the Korean War and Mao's ideology.
- • The perception of China's prosperity as a threat is misguided; the real issue lies in the U.S. government's approach to China amidst its own decline.
- • Current U.S. policies, including sanctions and military provocations, are counterproductive and may lead to conflict.
- • China has transformed from a poverty-stricken nation to a global power due to the shift from communism to a form of state capitalism initiated by Deng Xiaoping.
- • Despite China's advancements, its future growth is uncertain due to shifts in government policy and cultural changes.
- • China is not an existential threat; its military developments do not imply intentions of aggression against the U.S. or nuclear conflict.
- • The U.S. government is increasingly bankrupt, relying on military spending while falling behind in science and technology.
- • Both major political parties in the U.S. utilize external threats like China as distractions from internal issues, demonstrating a lack of moral core.
- • The narrative around China parallels past fears of Japan, highlighting a tendency to scapegoat other nations instead of addressing domestic economic issues.
- • The U.S. has become a multicultural empire with military bases worldwide, leading to a loss of respect from other nations, despite ongoing fear of American power.
- • The impending decline of the U.S. dollar and economic instability is more critical than the perceived threat from China.
## Key Information
### Extracted Entities
**Keyword:** china, chinese, doug, economic, government, military, state, threat, u.s., world
**Location:** America, Beijing, California, China, Chinatowns, Chinese, Chinese Roadrunner, Europe, India, Iran, Japan, Mao, Mexico, Russia, Taipei, Turkey, U.S, U.S.
**Organization:** Clintons, Communist Party, Obamas, Republican, State
**Person:** Deng, Deng Xiaoping, Doug Casey, Fu Manchu, Joe, Mao, Rube Goldberg, Sax Rohmer, Trump, Wylie Coyote, Zelensky
### Referenced Links
- [Get your copy here.](https://internationalman.com/special-report/guide-to-surviving-and-thriving-during-an-economic-collapse/)
- [collapsing from within](https://internationalman.com/special-report/guide-to-surviving-and-thriving-during-an-economic-collapse/)
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