I imagine in the future the west will have less reliance on China due to the current differences on Taiwan, Hong Kong, and human rights. Businesses will evaluate the risk of their dependencies on China and source or develop alternatives. The supply chain issues we have at the moment have demonstrated what a delicate house of cards the world economy is.<p>Put me down as pessimistic in the short term until people in charge now learn the same lessons that the boomers got from their parents who lived through world wars.