[china] nourishing obscurity until the time is ripe

Had an e-conversation with Dymphna about China. She recommended Bill Gertz: In from the Cold [hard copy]and I referred her to this. I took the point of view that war will never happen because by then China will have the hegemony. The idea is that the USA will gradually ebb, as all hegemonies ebb and China, through a series of alliances, will silently move in to fill the vacated place. This is the whole rationale behind the term nourishing obscurity. More on this on Sunday.