<< It is you that will be on the wrong side of history, as the Western world ultimately (and rightfully) unites to check the power aspirations of the CCP >>
You write as though the West is only just now uniting to provide a 'check' to China. This is incorrect. The West has been intent on containing China for many decades now and has aggressively tightened the screws since O'Bama's so-called 'Pivot to Asia'. The US has China surrounded with over 400 military bases. It has missiles pointed at China and regularly sends warships and military drones into Chinese territory. Just imagine the furore if China attempted to do any of this to America? China's current assertiveness is a long overdue and totally unsurprising pushback against ever-increasing and invasive provocation from the West.
China has rarely invaded another country and none at all for over 40 years. Considering its long history, its border skirmishes and territorial claims have been few and far between. The US on the other hand has only had 5 years in its 240-year history where it hasn't been at war somewhere in the world. While there was a small number of Chinese incursions between 1950 and 1979, within that same time frame the US invaded or bombed dozens of countries and overthrew or attempted to overthrow dozens of foreign governments. Numerous countries the world over have been ravaged by Western greed and entitlement.
And BTW, I'm not in any 'pro-China camp'. I'm not in any camp and certainly not in one you might attempt to place me! I look at the history and the evidence and seek out fairness and truth. I don't agree with all that China does, far from it. But equally, I refuse to jump on the band-wagon and blindly demonise all things Chinese. China is not the dangerous imperialist force intent on taking over the world that you make it out to be. The West has done far more to exploit and destabilise the world than China ever has or is ever likely to.

Bronwyn,

You are definitely in the pro-China camp.

It's undeniable.

Australian greed has significantly aided in China's rise to power !

Spare parts can be made with 3D printers and recycled waste. What we need to allow that to happen/evolve is affordable energy!

And that energy is here now in the shape of fully operational plants, MSR's built inside super tanker ships which can be towed here from the Scandinavian shipyards that are building thee double-hulled factory-built, mass-produced floating 500 MW MSR's now under construction.

Build time for these is 12 months! And towed to what section of shoreline that'll serve. To generate electricity for around 1 cent PKWH! Buy several and send some folk over as apprentices we can set up here to help maintain these power plants inside relocatable double-hulled vessels!

See thorcon and Sars Lawson.

The problematic tritium from MSR thorium can be sequestered and used as fuel for fusion reactors once the electromagnetic Tor is strong enough to contain the 12,000,000C reaction. Yes, that is the actual heat involved and yes science can safely deal with that level, surface of the sun heat, now.
Alan B.

Don't know how far away successful operational fusion is. But I'll hazard a guess at around 20 years. and where deuterium and tritium will be the fuel of chioce.

<< You are definitely in the pro-China camp. >>

10/10 for attempted labelling and pigeon-holing
0/10 for intelligent rebuttal of opposing arguments

Bronwyn,

You let the cat out of the bag. We know whose side you're on.