The Star Early Edition

Huawei boss’s arrest could trigger major backlash from China

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THE confrontat­ion between China, the US and Canada over Huawei’s chief financial officer could lead to a sinister backlash, with dire consequenc­es.

It was Napolean who once said: “When the Chinese dragon awakens, the world will tremble.”

Over the past 100 years, many nations desired to rule the world, Nazi Germany, communist Soviet Union, Imperial Japan and expansioni­st US.

Enter the dragon. China is no friendly panda. Its massive claws are inching towards complete global domination. The new master of the universe.

Shanghai will eclipse New York and London as the centre of finance. The Yuan will displace the dollar as the world’s reserve currency. Mandarin will be spoken across the world alongside English. The Chinese economy will be bigger than that of the US by 2028, and twice as large by 2050. The world will become acquainted with the thoughts of Confucius, as it became familiar with those of Plato.

Over the past 40 years, China has become an industrial colossus that no country in recorded human history has ever attained. America is fearful of China, an adversary it cannot match or contain. China’s space technology will see its space station deployed by 2022. It will have its own space-based solar-energy power array.

China is impressive­ly developing the ability to fight and win a galactic battle. It has the ability to interdict satellites from ground and deep-space platforms.

China has tested and deployed electronic-warfare technology aboard unmanned systems capable of disrupting enemy-fighter radars and missiles, with jamming and spoofing across the entire electronic military spectrum. Without trumpeting its capabiliti­es in stealth and anti-stealth warfare, China has silently made impressive gains in this vital cog of war, surpassing Western estimates. Its breakthrou­gh will cause shock waves in the West.

China’s stealth capabiliti­es are at a threshold. It will ultimately, and very MADAM & EVE

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