China is a threat to the United States economically.

Before I start the third round, I need to say that I am expecting a debate, not an info collection contest. "All in all, if you want to win this, you will need to find hard evidence that says that China is a current threat, and that China will act on this. Also, you will need to show how China will not be hurt from stopping trade with the US. Please cite everything so I can be sure you are not just making something up." You do not need to tell me what I need to do in order to win this debate and I know what I am doing. And I lived in Hong Kong for 15 years and my family is in China. I believe my information is correct. If you think my information or data provided previously is not accurate or I made something up, please free feel to point out and attack upon it, which is, after all, your responsibility. "And please make the sources credible. I know full well how easy it is to set up a website that says whatever you want it to. And please be assured, I will do everything I can to do the same." I don't even make websites, so you don't need to worry, or maybe that is a practice you will use. A real debate should like an impromptu speaking; I am writing this right after I read your argument and I am not going to do researches upon it. This debate is about cross-examining and rebuttal skills and I hope you understand it. I understand both of your arguments about "cashing" bonds and definition of "threat," and I think we both agree on some points but not all. First, your point about China is going to take the risk to "cash" the bonds is a good one, but I disagree with the way you look at it. It doesn't matter if China is going to take the risk to "cash" them; the treat is still in the United States. The United States has to prepare herself for any predictable situations. A threat is a threat. If China is going to take the risk to "cash" the bonds, then that is not a threat but destructions. This also applies on the situation if China is going to pull all the business out of the United States. China may not do that, most likely, and I agree with that. But we need to focus on the word "can." China can "cash" all the bonds; China can pull all the businesses out of US. The fact that China can do all that is a threat to US and US is worried about it too. I am sure you have heard the saying, "A risk is also an opportunity." You viewed the relationship between China and the United States is an opportunity that can help the growing economies of both. I agree, but I also see this as a risk, a threat. For example, Cooperation A is working with Cooperation B on some projects. They can benefit from each other. But since their services are in the same area, they are also competitors of one another. Who knows if the next day Cooperation A is going to take over the market and Cooperation B will suffer? Back to your argument, you see China and the United States as business partners; I see them as market enemies. They are just getting advantages from each other, and once they lose interest, there will be a big fight. About the second arguing point, I can see your point which China has no intention to hurt US. But we need to realize even (if) China does not give out an intention; the United States sees one anyway. We are looking from the United States perspective, not from China. The United States is threatened because of the extremely fast growing rate of Chinese economy and that is incontrovertible. The possibility of being taken over by China as the Number 1 superpower in the world is fairly large and the United States aware of it. How can you see there is no threat? No matter how you persuade me that China will not threaten the United States, the United States acknowledge one out there in China anyway. All I said before was that China is a "friend" to US but also a threat to US. No matter how many difficulties they have been through, someday they can still betray each other and that is a worry, a threat. Also, the way we view this resolved is very different: I set this resolved is from the view point of the United States, not China's. Therefore, even (if) China has no intention to threaten the United States, the United States worries anyway.