Well, yeah they could... and can the argument be made that they have been?China could finance it. And as our clear rival, wouldn’t it make sense for them to break up the only nation powerful enough to challenge them?
That's something to scratch my head over while trimming and curing some thick pork chops* for smoking in the freezing weather tomorrow.
*The Kroger card price was cut in half with a reduced sticker so I couldn't resist grabbing the package. Figger they need to be done pronto so it's time for curing salts, brown sugar, coarse pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, then overnight in the icebox.