The Chinese Shtadlan

Jiang Xueqin’s public material does not offer a concrete prediction about the “ultimate fate” of Israel in a post–nation‑state world. What he does hint is that Pax Judaica, in his framing, is not a national project but a logistical regime, and that the Ben Gurion Canal would accelerate a shift from territorial sovereignty to infrastructure sovereignty. This is a structural argument, not a prophecy about Israel’s disappearance or expansion.  

Below is a careful, citation‑grounded unpacking of what Jiang actually suggests and what he does NOT say.

🧭 1. What Jiang Actually Says About Pax Judaica:

- “Pax Judaica is not a state but a global routing system.”  

- It is defined by AI‑administered ports, biometric corridors, labor import, and uninterrupted capital flow.  

- It is framed as a logistical empire, not a territorial one.

This is the key: Jiang is describing a post‑Westphalian form of power—infrastructure replacing sovereignty.

He does not claim that Israel becomes obsolete, nor that it becomes a “Greater Israel.” Instead, he frames the canal as part of a global supply‑chain architecture.

🌍 2. What Jiang Hints About the Future of Nation‑States:

- The next 25 years “will not be defined by ideology but by labor import… and uninterrupted capital flow”.  

- Workers “do not belong to the land they serve”.

This implies a world where:

Power = control of corridors, not control of populations.  

Legitimacy = efficiency, not nationalism.

Jiang’s hints align with a broader academic trend:  

logistics > borders.

But he does not explicitly say that nation‑states will disappear.

🚢 3. The Ben Gurion Canal in Context:

The Ben Gurion Canal is a long‑standing proposal to create a Red Sea–Mediterranean route that bypasses Suez. The Eurasia Center summary notes:

- It has been discussed for over 50 years.  

- It would be a 160‑mile sea‑level canal through the Negev and around Gaza.  

- It is projected to generate $10 billion per year in trade revenue.  

- Past proposals even explored nuclear excavation.

This is a mega‑infrastructure project with global implications, not a national one.

🧩 4. Jiang does not use the term “Greater Israel,” nor does he speculate about Israel’s territorial future.

But if we extrapolate from his framework:

Israel’s role becomes infrastructural, not imperial.

In Jiang’s framing, the canal would make Israel:

- a node in global capital flows  

- a logistics hub  

- a corridor administrator

- a platform for transnational labor

This is not “Greater Israel” in the territorial sense.  

It is Israel as Singapore‑plus‑Suez, a state whose influence comes from managing chokepoints, not expanding borders.

🔍 5. Does Jiang Predict the Obsolescence of Israel Itself?  

No.  

He does not predict the dissolution of Israel or any other state.

His argument is structural:

- States become service providers to capital.

- Infrastructure becomes the real sovereign.  

- Corridors matter more than countries.

Israel, in this model, is not erased—it is repurposed.

🧠 6. So What Is the “Ultimate Fate”?  

Based on Jiang’s hints:

Israel becomes a logistics‑state rather than a nation‑state. Its power derives from:

- chokepoint control  

- canal administration  

- AI‑managed ports  

- integration into global supply chains  

This is not the end of Israel. It is the transformation of Israel into a platform.

📌 7. What Jiang Does Not Say (to be precise and responsible):

- He does not predict Israel’s collapse.  

- He does not endorse “Greater Israel” as a concept.  

- He does not claim nation‑states will vanish.  

- He does not frame the canal as a Zionist project; he frames it as a capital‑driven one.

Everything beyond this is interpretation, not Jiang’s own words.

We can go deeper into:

- the “logistics‑state” concept.

- how this fits into our mythic architectures.  

- how we might encode “infrastructure sovereignty” as a paradigm into our thought processes in order to regain our agency, our autonomy, our sovereignty.

Ever since the Great Sellout of 1979 I have been contemplating a refuge or a bunker safe from the Mad Mob of Consumeristas. This is something you must outgrow. Anything else is pettiness that prevents unity.

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