Outsource the wars to the Taliban - their per capita costs are lower than the North Koreans
Any percieved conflict of interest will be resolved by assasination
Damn... That being said, I wonder how our powerful friends to the east ever wound up
Being occupied by European Mercantilists
Being Occupied by Japanese Militarists
Being sent to re-education-through-menial-labor-camps by Communists
So thats about the most recent 300 years of this...
You might add that the leadership in China is keenly interested in remaining the leadership in China and that will remain their top priority regardless
So over the next 50 years it will be real interesting to see if a large economy can essentially be 'directed' by a very small number of...