ben, i wonder why you believe that it's just "these days" that's it's just about money? it has always been about money and the accompanying power assigned to holders of money. this is true of any nation, anywhere, at anytime throughout history as far back as you can go. those that have, want more; those that don't have not only want some, but they want to punish those that have for having. utopia is nice to think about but the reality is that if there were only 2 people alive on the earth, chances are pretty good that one of them would want something the other one has or want to be the "person in charge."
china and the u.s. are in a bit of a symbiotic relationship now because of our dependence on chinese trade, our indebtedness, and china's reliance on a moderately strong dollar. if any thing were to perturb the system, it seems likely that both sides would go down flaming and take a considerable number of not so innocent bystander countries with them.
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