The cold war summit with China

That neither the president or congress is aware that we have already lost a cold war with China is the best evidence we can get for political reform.

We cannot trust the information out of China because of the teachings of the art of war.  To win this type of war, it requires that you exercise subterfuge.  The most basic is that you must appear weak when you are strong.  To believe that the weaknesses of China are real is not necessarily incorrect, but it is reckless.

The problem with any view of China is that it ignores the problem.  The problem is that if you export any aspect of production to a potential rival (or enemy if you must) then you are not just beholden to your rival for that aspect of production, but to the extent that it is critical, you are at their mercy. 

The United States has outsourced essentially all miniaturized assembly, especially in high tech product.  In addition to being at the mercy of our enemies for the actual production, the technological advances tied to this assembly are completely lost.  the US has lost the ability to innovate in this area, because none of the work is being done.

In a world where technology is tied to miniaturization, we are at the mercy of China in particular for all of technology.

The US educational opportunities are consequently limited in these areas, its ability to produce its own technology is degraded, eventually to nothing and its standard of living will ultimately suffer accordingly.

This is a textbook example of the process and successes associated with the art of war.