[GK3]

Sort of like the “consequences” the US faced after Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan?  Lots of Sabre-rattling, but realistically, China’s room to impose consequences is somewhat limited (that’s largely symmetric, there’s not a ton we could do without hurting ourselves).

Ultimately, the issue is that both China and the Us are currently very dependent on one another, but we don’t trust each other, so in each side’s ideal world, each side would not be dependent on the other, but each side would have the other dependent on it.

BC

Very True, but it seems to me we can't be dependent upon China for critical components or materials.  EV batteries are becoming critical components, like or not I see us continuing efforts to make our own batteries.  The more things we have to buy from China the happier China is.  You only have to look at Western Europe and its dependence on Russian energy sources.  There always seems to come a time and place where dependence on potential enemies is always is a mistake.

[GK3]

Sort of like the “consequences” the US faced after Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan?  Lots of Sabre-rattling, but realistically, China’s room to impose consequences is somewhat limited (that’s largely symmetric, there’s not a ton we could do without hurting ourselves).

Ultimately, the issue is that both China and the Us are currently very dependent on one another, but we don’t trust each other, so in each side’s ideal world, each side would not be dependent on the other, but each side would have the other dependent on it.

BC

Very True, but it seems to me we can't be dependent upon China for critical components or materials.  EV batteries are becoming critical components, like or not I see us continuing efforts to make our own batteries.  The more things we have to buy from China the happier China is.  You only have to look at Western Europe and its dependence on Russian energy sources.  There always seems to come a time and place where dependence on potential enemies is always is a mistake.