There is no doubt that China needs the US far more than the US needs China. Our economy would suffer while we experienced shortages of some products, but manufacturing capacity is basically fungible. Many of those jobs would return home in short order, and the rest would return to Mexico, or be exported to Brazil or India. Let's not forget also, that we always read that the US is treaty bound to protect Japan, but it's not the US, it's NATO. That means Germany, Britain and France, too, or, you know, all of China's export economy. Of course, I hope that this never happens, as the human cost would be catastrophic. I have many Chinese friends and acquaintances, and I generally love the Chinese people. I just think their government is making a grave miscalculation.