"The rules I'm talking about are those concerning international trade and the bias toward peace. Australia is not only a large trading nation but is utterly reliant on international trade."

Why do you think China built the Belt and Road Initiative.
Tourism?

What do you think the US can compete with China for goods we import?

"China is already in decline. AC thinks that the number of STEM graduates is important (and of course he falls for the fake Chinese numbers on this). But that isn't important. What is important is the use of those brains and how much freedom that have to innovate.. China doesn't innovate."

Really, that's why they have their own space station and the US is stealing THEIR space technology.
China Just Won the Space Race Against America...NASA is in Shock!
http://youtu.be/2GhXk5X6mvQ

When you cut off China force them into a corner and try to contain them you effectively give China only one option, innovate and survive. By trying to contain China the US government is weakening itself and at the same time strengthening China the U.S is literally forcing China to become smarter faster and work even harder to make up for
these shortcomings.

The US is like a drowning man.
Desperate to stay afloat and stay on top, they are literally grabbing onto other nations and dragging them down with them.

Look at the UK look at Europe, Ukraine, everything they touch
So desperate they will bomb their allies gas pipelines and force them to commit economic suicide on their entire nations.

And you guys want to draw a line in the sand over Taiwan, like it's not technically already a recognised part of China, and that we have entered into a defensive pact with US, and they start and prolong conflicts because they can sell weapons as one of their nations biggest exports?

The whole things stupid.

There is no language called "Chinese"
FALSE
There is a written language called "Chinese"

Not sure Aidan, the written language in China has its origins in Mandarin. But its "technical" only as even Cantonese speakers can read traditional Chinese.

The whole things stupid.
Armchair Critic,
Well, the West's side anyway !