The notion that the United States is “gearing up… eventually positioning itself for the last clash with China” is one that I disagree with. Because the United States consistently loses to China in the South China and East China Seas, as has been stated numerous times when war-gaming in all strategic computer models…
The term “hemisphere,” or the Western Hemisphere, may soon be more popular than “hegemonic” to describe US foreign policy as the US continues to distance itself from Mackinder’s “World island”…
https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-mackinders-heartland-theory-4068393
Interesting to watch as the USA crawls backwards and tries to drag all it can back with it as it attempted to effect this, “World island”. Now the Island is being stabilized again, roughly at first, but it will stabilize…
Now I see and understand more about from where the power of evil & destruction attempted its coup upon the world recently! The place it came from was not looked upon as important in the past and was developed under our noses, Yet, true to form, that place has not enough and never did have enough resources. Unless, it could in as per short term thinking, break out and control vast reserves? Now about those resources?
Only about resources, as cheap resources that built “Western Society” are running out. -kKEETON…
WtR