“Arriving fifth in the sequence, the dragon is the most potent—and most desired—zodiac symbol. It “catalyzes all the powers of nine animals and is therefore considered very supreme,” says Richard E. Strassberg, an expert on Chinese culture and the author of A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures From the Guideways Through Mountains and Seas. “There [is] an overwhelming mixture of respect and hope in invoking the dragon’s powers.”
“Greg Weaver, a nuclear weapons expert who served on the Pentagon’s joint staff, says the changes in China have big implications for whether the US could destroy Chinese nuclear forces if a fight over Taiwan was going badly for the US. Weaver says a key issue for the US is: “Is our stake in Taiwan high enough to risk nuclear war with China?” Financial Times
And that is all I’m going to say about that!
Drain the Cesspool 