Comments by "Patrick T" (@patrickt49) on "Macron Tries to Reason with a Failing China || Peter Zeihan" video.

"Just as all creatures wage the battle of life with the best of weapons given to them by nature, the Chinese wage theirs with their foremost weapon - acting. They have no talent for warfare. They are not inventive. They cannot compete in industrial organization. They are at heart seemingly immune to the loyalties by which national unity might be achieved to them greater strength. Thus about all that is left to them protectively is their remarkable ability to detect the emotional susceptibilities of opponents, and to attack these with the display best calculated to achieve the desired results. The display may be designed to induce sympathy, to mollify anger, to inspire generosity, or to flatter conceit. But the Chinese are adept at deciding what method is best, and before this talent many a sturdy diplomat has given way against the accusations of his rational self in the manner that Samson melted in the arms of the cooing Delilah. " -"Ways that are dark: The Truth About China" by Ralph Townsend (Former US consul who lived in 1930s China)
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@djbabbotstown The word "collapse" can be interpreted in multiple ways. Collapse can be "political" or "economical" as well as "social". If you look at China's real estate sector as an example, and the fact that you have so much inventory not being sold and incurring debt then yes, you could say that that "system" has "collapsed" in that there are not enough buyers to prop up the economy so now, the CCP has to get involved and save the industry at a cost to them, which could potentially lead to other "collapses" further down the road of their financial system. The "collapse" you're most likely thinking of is civil strife and violence on every corner of the streets. North Korea is essentially a "collapsed" country but you don't see that kind of activity because they're a police state.
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@binbi8177 China isn't helping anyone but themselves you bot.
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