Bigworld, Their ability to suppress gold can be effectively neutralized by China's new gold trading system, but Rickards says that China won't exercise this ability until after they have reached gold parity with the US (8000 tons). Until then China wants the gold price low so they can continue accumulating.
But Rickards says that once gold parity is reached, China can start undermining the US dollar system by raising the price of gold, and their ability to do this will give China a lot of leverage vrs the US.
Rickards says a smart strategy for the US now would be to cultivate friendly relations with Russia, thereby weakening the bond between Russia and China. Historically when there are 3 main rivals in the world, it's imperative to not be the odd man out. So the US would ally with Russia against China (or vice versa). In the 1970s Nixon used this strategy when he aligned with China to weaken the Soviet Union.
The British used this technique for centuries ('Tertius Gaudens')and learned it from the Venetians, who were the masters. The British (#1) would ally with country #3, against country #2, and thus destroy #2 and weaken #3. Webster Tarpley explains how the British skillfully and cynically used this method over and over.
One big problem for the US though is that with the rise of the bankster cabal and Neocons, the US is now so hated around the world that nobody wants to ally with us. We have become the world's pariah, which is what happens when your driving goal is to asset strip and parasitize every country on earth.
