Power Rival Talking Points
- A “Silk Curtain” has descended on the Asia as China seeks a Eurasian empire
- America is struggling to stay a superpower - China is struggling to become one
- 2020-2030 is America’s decade of vulnerability - China’s window of opportunity
- On current trends, by 2030 America will lose its superpower status
- Speed, scale, technology, finance and controlling spending & debt are critical
- America needs a foreign policy that leads with economic security = national security
- From rare metals to cyber weapons in space, the rivalry will shape and shake the world
- America is dangerously dependent on China for rare earths and tech metals
- The rivalry between the Republicans and Democrats will impact the rivalry
- GOP is struggling for an agenda and brand that gains a 55% governing mandate
- China’s de facto alliance with Russia reflects an American diplomatic blunder
- America needs to expand capitalism to narrow the wealth gap and unify the country
- Taiwan goal should be to preserve the status quo - “One Taiwan, One China”
- America needs a sovereign wealth fund and stocks in Social Security & Medicare Funds
- Best solution for climate change is new nuclear power - China planning 46 nuclear plants in next 5 years