-
Is Kleiner Perkins Sorry It Ever Met Al Gore?
May 13, 2013 | 32 comments
-
America’s Oil Revival
February 8, 2013 | 146 comments
-
Want to Stop Violence? Start in Hollywood
January 21, 2013 | 26 comments
-
Brandon in the Basement
January 8, 2013 | 2 comments
-
Time for Some Ju-Jitsu
December 10, 2012 | 51 comments
2065: America Fifty Years After Obama
Chen-li Chu Aboard the Beijing
Chapter 8 of Mr. Tucker’s new novel 2065, which we are serializing, on China’s invasion of Pearl Harbor.
(Page 4 of 5)
“Two thousand, sir.”
“Are they ready to do battle if necessary?”
“They are ready to do battle, if necessary.”
“You, young man,” said Chen-li, turning to the young enlistee. “How long have you been in the Golden Horde?”
The young man looked at him with terror in his eyes, as if a wrong answer might immediately cost him his life.
“Three years, sir,” he finally managed to respond.
“What did you do before joining the Golden Horde?”
“I was a nuclear engineer, sir.”
“Did you work on the new reactor?”
“I was about to be deployed, sir, when I learned of the fate of Chinese women in America,” he said, beginning to get his bearings.
“And what is the fate of Chinese women in America?” asked Chen-li.
“Sir, it is horrible,” said Huang, gathering gather steam. “They are kept as slaves, made to do domestic work, kept as concubines by rich men. They beg for us to rescue them.”
“Where do you get this information?” Chen-li said, trying to keep the skepticism out of his voice.
“I have seen pictures of it, sir. My sister is among them. She was kidnapped at birth.”
Chen-li cast a sidelong glance at the image of the Prime Minister. He wondered if this wasn’t getting out of hand.
Letter to the Editor View all comments (9) | Leave a comment
More Articles by William Tucker
More Articles From 2065: America Fifty Years After Obama
http://spectator.org/archives/2012/10/16/chen-li-chu-aboard-the-beijing
Follow us:
ADVERTISEMENT
Current Issue
- Consternated Conferences
- Inside the Gates of Eden
- Downton’s Class System — and Ours
SPONSORED LINKS
FLASHBACK TO: 1995
-
Pope Culture
A man of faith in a godless age is hitting Americans where it hurts.
-
Why the GOP Does Not, Like, Totally Suck
Mr. and Mrs. American Spectator Reader, let P.J. O’Rourke talk sense to your kids.
-
Dames at Sea
-
In the Absence of Guns
In Britain, defending your property can get you life.
-
The Metaphysical Martini
-
Counting the Costs of Clintonism
The debacle of this president’s administration is both a cause and a symptom of the decline of American values. Unless Congress impeaches him, that decline will go on unchecked. An eminent jurist surveys the damage and assesses the chances for the recovery of our culture.
-
Chuck McHagel
It won’t take long for conservatives to scratch this presidential wannabe off their 2008 scorecard.
-
The Legacy of Old John and Mother Fresh-Roasted
-
It’s the Best Time of the Year
The American Christmas, like the songs that celebrate it, makes room for everybody under the rainbow. Is that why so many people seem to be hostile to it?
-
The Bush Crack-Up
Was the President done in by the economy, or by the politics of the economy?
Clip of the Day
H/T to National Review Online
ADVERTISEMENT
nathan| 10.16.12 @ 1:26PM
In 50 years most all of us will be dead so who knows? What we know today is that China is facing a potential real estate melt down that may dwarf our own. They also face growing unrest in the provinces with whatever problems that may bring.
As for military spending, today they spend a fraction of what we do and will probably for the foreseeable future continue to do so. What is of bigger concern here is the Russian/Chinese border. We are seeing the Russian population decline in absolute terms. If those border areas depopulate, then China may very well look westward rather than eastward.
And the issue in the Pacific, while unsettled is not unsolvable. The Chinese believe they are being fenced in. They are looking for access to the Pacific that they control. Reasonable.
Of bigger concern for us is how WE are viewed in most of the world today. Today with our let's go impose democracy on people whether they like it or not jihad, people do not think of us as the good guys. The neocon imperialist change the world model is not making us safer, it's creating more enemies we don't need.
Occam's Tool| 10.16.12 @ 6:26PM
What they think of us is immaterial; in 1938 the majority of Western Europe was cheerfully dealing with, or overtly allied to, Hitler.
What matters, nathan is that we bash vermin who shoot little girls in the head. In short, what matters is Jihadi Delenda Est. What they think of it is immaterial.
China will grow old before it grows rich. Russian men are in short supply; so are Chinese women. The answer is fairly obvious.
PolishKnight| 10.16.12 @ 3:09PM
As I pointed out in previous chapters, I find it strange that the Chinese would consider it an ADVANTAGE that the USA owes them vast sums of money. The very first thing a country could do when hostilities are declared is default on their debt obligations. If my business partner locks me out of the building, I'm not going to pay the bills anymore!
The first thing the ambassador should do when meeting with the Chinese in the above scenario would be to say, great, you just bought yourself on island in exchange for all the money we owe you. In addition, we'll be slapping on a 20% tariff on all the stuff you want to sell us (assuming that there is an economy in the USA by this time for us to be able to buy imported stuff).
In addition, I find it strange that the nuclear option is off the table. It was commonly referenced during the cold war and made it unthinkable for the Soviet Union, China, or the USA to encroach upon each others direct territories which is why the cold war was fought via proxy such as Vietnam, South America, etc. Conventional wars always have the chance to go nuclear since if the one side loses and their back is to the wall, they have nothing to lose by pushing the button.
Consequently, military forces are now largely "mine canaries" where they don't really stop enemy forces but rather an attack upon them would trigger hostilities between nuclear powers.
William Tucker| 10.17.12 @ 4:00PM
As is stated in the text and as Greece and Spain are finding out, the moment of truth for a country that is deep in debt does not arrive when it comes time to pay back your creditors. It arrives when you have to go back again for still more. If you are running, say, a $1.2 trillion dollar annual deficit, then you must borrow $100 billion a month. If no one wants to lend it to you, then you are not in trouble with your creditors, you are in trouble with your own people.
Bill8472| 10.16.12 @ 3:20PM
Is this story going to go anywhere any time soon?
Bob K| 10.16.12 @ 8:18PM
This muslim "Golden Horde" could only have originated in China's western provinces and progressed eastward to the areas of China's historical power. And it seems to have done it by evangelism rather than the traditional Islamic method of spreading their faith by the sword!
It looks like rather than brutally stamping it out as one would have expected the Chinese leadership to do, the Chinese government decided to accommodate them by allowing them into the military much like the minority Alawi were allowed into the Sunni run Syrian army years ago. We know that eventually the Alawi took over the government of Syria.
The "Golden Horde" now appears to have enough power to conspire against the traditional leadership of China and even possibly the where-with-all to spread the message of the Prophet in the traditional manner of Islam: Which is to say, "by the sword!"
This appears to be China's Achilles heel in this confrontation.
Curiously, no mention has been made so far by the author, William Tucker, about any rise of Islam in the United States during this period where it seems it should have been welcomed. Rather, it has gained much power in China. An odd turn of affairs, I'd say. But Mr. Tucker can always add another chapter to this serialization.
Bob S| 10.17.12 @ 3:15AM
Hmm, now that it's not focusing on "herm" and liberals, it's getting interesting.
superuser| 10.18.12 @ 11:00AM
test
Mnestheus| 11.23.12 @ 6:17PM
This is promising work- a little more on the scene research on hog pen cleaning as politburo Bildung and Bill's policy analysis may displace such short listed works as :
The Yips by Nicola Barker
The Adventuress by Nicholas Coleridge
Infrared by Nancy Huston
Rare Earth by Paul Mason
Noughties by Ben Masters
The Quiddity of Will Self by Sam Mills
The Divine Comedy by Craig Raine
Back to Blood by Tom Wolfe
in the running for one of the great litereary prizes of the English speaking world.:
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2.....z2D5gJucal