Chinese Mom Theory of NK/China drama
By Beau
Having been here only a year, I have by no means figured everything out.
However, one sentiment I hear often is that the government here in China just wants to tend to its own business, and let the citizens run around and attend to their own business, so long as there is no conflict.
Do you want to sell lemonade and make a million? That's fine, you won't get arrested/fined like in the USA.
Do you want to give away 1,000 bibles and start a church that opposes basic tenants of the government? Live tax free from congregational donations the rest of your life? Good luck. By the way, what is your blood type?
So, the Chinese military has several million sons with several million moms. Maybe 2,000,000 in the military so 2,000,000 moms. Most families are still nuclear (in the family sense) so add Dads, 4,000,000. Multiply * 5 for cousins, uncles, aunts, etc. 20,000,000. The communist party has around 80,000,000 +/-. Still 4:1 at these levels, but what a headache when the families go nuts over dead sons!
China does not want dead sons. That would create a clear and present danger to their plans.
China does not want us to resist pulling the trigger to spare NK. They want us to stand down to spare themselves from the consequences of their involvement.
My suggestion would be another phone call to Xi, in which Trump says "We'll wreck it, then you can have it, and not a single Marine will step foot in that place. Good f'n luck."
Posted by: Beau 2017-08-13 |