SentientHotdogWater t1_j4xroh1 wrote on January 19, 2023 at 12:18 AM

Reply to comment by Altruistic-Tower-784 in Can humanity's new giant leap into space succeed? There is a new order emerging in space - a race between America and China. But with the demands of space exploration, even these great superpowers won't be able to do it alone. by filosoful

>They will probably either be in a civil war (because Xi jealousy eliminated all viable successors) or, if Xi is still in power, they will probably be executing a government plan that eliminates half a billion Chinese citizens, so that the economy isn’t under so much stress.

I think predictions of a civil war are a little extreme. A depression and maybe something similar to what happened to Japan with the lost decade might happen, but there's nothing I've seen that would indicate a civil war is near.

Altruistic-Tower-784 t1_j4xxxzm wrote on January 19, 2023 at 1:03 AM

Yeah you’re right. Civil war is too resource intensive. I might more accurately characterize it as a struggle for power among those near the top.

Love the user name btw