BEIJING COULD BE
PREPARING TO USE THE
ECONOMIC "NUCLEAR OPTION."; LIKE A MAJOR ONE-OFF
DEVALUATION OF THE CNY; ACCUMULATION OF COMMODITIES
BEFOREHAND PROVIDE FINANCIAL
SECURITY/BARGAINING POWER; AND STABILIZE THE ECONOMY AGAINST NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF A DEVALUATION; THIS WOULD DESTROY U.S.
COMPANIES AND U.S. ECONOMY; OR BEIJING COULD BE BRACING
ITSELF FOR THE FALLOUT THAT
WOULD RESULT FROM THE
IMMINENT INVASION OF TAIWAN
