Absolutely correct! And even if china could somehow convince people to go to war the results would not be so clear. Invading and controlling a country where every home has guns is not easy. Usually this involves installing a local puppet government that the people more or less accept. But when people have given up on the idea of governance that will not work. Just managing the new teritories will likely cost more than the profit that can be made.
Furthermore we do not have to fight the classic war. We have no leaders and we can use that to our advantage. In traditional wars the leaders do not kill each other, but when a country attacks anarchists, there is no reason why we would not try to kill their leaders. Instead of a big army we only need some small specialised assassins. We can even hire the Chinese to do it themselves by offering bitcoin kill bounties. Which politicians will attack us when they know that not only their pawns but they themselves will be in danger.
Plus, the tax structure is dissolved which is a main prize for the victor. Without one in place, the concurring army will have to build one from scratch on a people who recognize tax as illegitimate. More trouble than it's worth?
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We're in full agreement!