Virtue signalling expat liberals love South East Asian pseudo military right wing regimes.
Keeps the price of their Tofu and their [cough] "entertainment" down.
That's life - history shows you don't need an army until you do and if you are not ready, you are screwed.
In the last week alone both the UK and now Germany have committed to increase military spending.
I don't think Europe should be over-relying on US to ride in and save the day (again). Robust European militaries strengthen both the individual countries and the whole NATO group.
The reverse is also true, China is highly dependent on exports to the US consumer market.
China is 15% of all US imports. US is 16% of all Chinese exports but makes up around 46% of their overall trade surplus. (USD 404bn/USD 877bn - WITs/Worldbank)
Whilst the US consumer will notice impacts on product choice and availability, a trade war means large swathes of Chinese losing jobs and potential civil unrest.
I am not convinced that China wins a blinking contest on that one.
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