Aunty, I thought China has been slowly liquidating for awhile now. I'm sorry to sound so narrow minded, I actually think it's a blend of problems, like outsourcing, deficit, continued tax breaks, lop sided world economy, emerging technologies that allow once restricted regions more input and influence in today's world. I don't portend to have the answer, but I don't think isolationism has a chance. Unless the world is prepared to revert to the dark ages for awhile.