Catastrophic outcomes to avoid are: (1) China's internal collapse or civil war, which would cause global recession and create risks of loose nuclear weapons; (2) a new Cold War mentality that ignores economic interdependence between US and China and assumes a binary 'we win, they lose' outcome, which is unrealistic given mutual economic ties.
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Jim BakerEvidence Quote
“The notion of um we win, they lose...would be potentially catastrophic. Much of the world's economic growth is driven by China maintaining some sense of stability...if they fell apart, perhaps civil war...would be um very difficult for the the world, global recession at least. And also, I worry a little bit about loose nukes.”
Created: 8/11/2026, 6:35:07 AM
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