>>421337543the problem is simple ... the amount owed is now so large, that shoudl the USA default, China would probably start a war, simply because of internal pressure from its people. "you are sayin the entire country worked for the last 5 years for *NOTHING*?" .. the Chines people would demand a response, and the government would likely comply.
You will see increasing Chinese military buildup in the next few years, as China has more money to spend on its army than the USA does. The balance of power ( in both miltary and economic terms) will shift.
Basically, China now has enough dollar reserves to practically BUY the USA, every house, farm, shop and store. You traded your nation for plastic bath mats and low quality umberellas. Well done.
The consequnces are now very real and increasingly desperate. I think it will start with China taking control of Taiwan, and flexing its economic muscle to preven the USA from stepping in. From then on, it is a simple matter of repeating the process.
Prepare to welcome you new leaders.