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In June 2014, China’s foreign exchange reserves hit nearly $4 trillion—the largest stockpile any nation had ever accumulated. But this wasn’t luck or natural economic growth. It was the result of a calculated, multi-decade strategy that quietly extracted wealth from Western economies using their own financial system against them.
This documentary reveals how China studied the petrodollar recycling mechanism that gave America global financial dominance after 1971—and adapted it for manufacturing on a scale that transformed the world economy.
What You’ll Discover:
→ How the 1971 Nixon Shock created a dollar recycling template that China would later exploit
→ The real impact of China’s 2001 WTO entry: 2-2.4 million U.S. manufacturing jobs lost by 2011
→ How currency manipulation and state subsidies created an “unfair” competitive advantage
→ Why China’s reserves peaked at $4 trillion in 2014 and what they did with that leverage
→ The strategic purpose behind Made in China 2025 and the Belt and Road Initiative
→ Why the $7+ trillion cumulative trade deficit represents more than just money—it’s a complete transfer of industrial capacity
→ The uncomfortable parallel between today’s situation and the 1971 Bretton Woods collapse
→ Why rebuilding domestic manufacturing capability may be far more difficult than anyone admits
Key Statistics:
China’s foreign exchange reserves: $166B (2000) → $4T (2014)
China’s peak U.S. Treasury holdings: $1.32 trillion (November 2013)
U.S. manufacturing jobs lost to China trade shock: 59.3% of all losses (2001-2019)
Cumulative U.S.-China trade deficit (2001-2024): Over $7 trillion
China’s export growth after WTO entry: 30% annually (2001-2006)
This isn’t a story about trade policy or tariffs. It’s about how a strategic rival used the very mechanisms designed to preserve American financial power to systematically dismantle Western industrial capacity—and what that means for the future.
The contrarian insight: The dollar recycling system that maintained U.S. global dominance for 50 years has become the template for challenging it. Until policymakers understand this fundamental pattern, tactical responses will continue to fail.

⚠️ DISCLAIMER:
This documentary presents a historical and economic analysis based on verified data from official sources including the U.S. Treasury Department, U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Policy Institute, World Bank, and peer-reviewed economic research. All statistics and dates have been fact-checked for accuracy. This content is for educational purposes and does not constitute financial, economic, or political advice.

SOURCES & REFERENCES:
All data cited from:
U.S. Department of Treasury
U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics
Economic Policy Institute Research
World Bank Data
CEIC Economic Database
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
Peer-reviewed academic studies on the “China Shock”
Congressional Research Service Reports