Altruistic-Tower-784

Altruistic-Tower-784 t1_j4xxxzm wrote

Reply to comment by SentientHotdogWater in Can humanity's new giant leap into space succeed? There is a new order emerging in space - a race between America and China. But with the demands of space exploration, even these great superpowers won't be able to do it alone. by filosoful

Yeah you’re right. Civil war is too resource intensive. I might more accurately characterize it as a struggle for power among those near the top.

Love the user name btw

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Altruistic-Tower-784 t1_j4x2zba wrote

Reply to Can humanity's new giant leap into space succeed? There is a new order emerging in space - a race between America and China. But with the demands of space exploration, even these great superpowers won't be able to do it alone. by filosoful

Here’s something to consider:

China’s population is imploding. That will damage their domestic supply chains, which will further adversely affect their population. All of this will damage their currency which will call into doubt, their credit worthiness, which will likely damage international supply chains.

They will probably either be in a civil war (because Xi jealousy eliminated all viable successors) or, if Xi is still in power, they will probably be executing a government plan that eliminates half a billion Chinese citizens, so that the economy isn’t under so much stress.

Of course all if this will be quietly ignored as the world focuses on the chinese vs US space race, which the Chinese government will gladly prioritize over feeding its citizens because it’s politically cheaper (in their view) to distract from famine, than to actually feed them.

But hey - go ahead and focus on the headline if that makes you feel better.

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