Jim Yanik wrote:

Pooh Bear wrote in
:

There's too much to lose in an actual 'shooting war'.

At some point in China's modernization,they may decide they can go it alone
or just trade with counties such as France and Germany.

With regard to that specific point, don't forget that France and Germany are in
the EU. Selective trade with certain EU members only would attract the
attention of the European Comission which would embargo such a stance (
assuming that France and Germany for example were even dumb enought to go along
with such a situation in the first place ). Also there is free trade in the EU.

It makes as much sense as suggesting that you could trade with Texas and
California but not the rest of the USA.

Graham