China punishing little assholes

China's retaliation will always be calculated to inflict maximum damage to any country that tries to sabotage its investments. It is not retaliation plucked out of thin air on the spur of the moment. It is pivotal, calibrated and closely discussed before being implemented. India's day of reckoning will come.

China's latest retaliation is against Lithuania. China is cutting off and removing its China Railway operations in Lithuania. This will hit Lithuania's economy very seriously. Lithuania had been antagonising China endlessly, with its stance on Taiwan, the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.

The power that China holds comes from its ability to control its enormous production capacity, established production infrastructure, market size and control of essential commodities. It does not come about by chance. China had been working on accumulating resources, investing in essential infrastructures, building up relations with resource rich countries around the world, particularly in Africa.

Other countries may attempt to isolate China, de-risking if you want to call it, but the cost of doing so, like setting up similar infrastructures for production themselves, or under alliances is not going to work. The hold that China has on so many things is beyond the ability of any country to replicate. In terms of size in supply and demand, China holds the key.  

Anonymous