2/ 2. Chinese dominance of world manufacturing, which is already destroying the Japanese and German auto industries, and which by 2030 is on track to be able to outproduce all other countries' output, meaning it can never be defeated in any conventional war
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3. Chinese dominance of world drone industry, steaming toward utter dominance of military drone technology
4. Decline of representative democracy worldwide, leading to abandonment of national alliances with the United States, collapse of US-friendly world trade regimes and alliance structures, and profitable leaks of all critical military/security technology to China, Russia, and others
5. Massive investment in "big-iron" traditional defense projects (aircraft carriers, jet fighters, etc.) while neglecting actual future warfare (drones, C4ISR, data warfare, hacking countermeasures, anti-satellite weaponry and satellite backup options, etc.)
6. Chinese dominance of rare earth minerals (antimony, coltan, etc.) critical to military weapons systems and communications
7. Chinese dominance of future-critical electric technologies (solar, wind, etc.) and battery technology
8. Worsening of climate-change-driven damage (e.g. hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, droughts, fires), destabilizing insurance markets and raising premiums, and raising agricultural and food costs