Inherent to our thinking. feelings, talking are the roots of our self-fulfilling prophecy

So, we have this:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28223648

Nothing is sadder than the lost of the wisdom of Confucian thinking.

The Roman way was always to power our way to empire because of FEAR.

In the end the modus operandum failed the Romans.

It would seem the Chinese president is becoming infected with this Roman virus because he is voicing THE FEAR of possible disaster.

As they say:

Talk stupid and you get stupid.