Chinese troops will have boots on the ground in Hawaii on Tuesday for GridEx2 exercises

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The Chinese have no need to attempt to dominate us militarily, any more than we have a need to dominate, say, New Zealand militarily.

They already own us lock, stock, and barrel financially, so it costs them nothing to throw some minor resources at a goodwill humanitarian rehearsal.

This isn't a show of force. If push comes to shove, the Chinese can win a war against America without deploying a single carrier group or firing a single shot.

In the latest debt ceiling drama, Washington signaled that it would default. "Full Faith and Credit" no longer means what it meant when China bought all that debt. And this could also mean using inflation as a means for default.

When a debtor defaults, what is a lien-holder to do? What collateral has been pledged?

Don't be so quick to believe China is fully satisified with the status quo. Their actions say otherwise and other asian nations are preparing. Why we aren't only means that there is an understanding... And understandings change.

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The Chinese are just there checking out the closest piece of real-estate they will demand in the event of a default on the money we owe them.