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Originally Posted by tabs
China around the year 1300 burned their navy and trading fleet to turn inward. They believed they are the center of the world. That Chinese decision is still in play. The Chinese make no real move on the world stage except to resolve some internal dilemma.
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Yes, the superstitious faults of a Ming emperor. I think it was in the late 1400s that they did that.
Back to the US. We are fundementally sound with a good industrial base, but education will be sliding relative to the rest of the world. We might not be #1 forever but I do not think we will go to the bottom of the heap anytime soon.