On Jan 23, 5:42 pm, Weatherlawyer wrote:

Hardly, the pattern of empires over-reaching themselves was a pattern
set out in the prophesies of Daniel and have been repeating themselves
ever since the Medes overthrew Babylon.

What springs out from them seems to have a good effect on the ones
Daniel was writing for. That isn't to say that times would be easy
during any transition.

Speaking of which, according to the BBC:

China says it is facing serious power shortages as severe winter
weather continues to cause unusually high demand for electricity.

Thirteen regions have already started to ration power supplies, the
official Xinhua news agency reported.

It said coal reserves were down to emergency levels and stockpiles
were only high enough to generate power for the whole country for
eight days.

China's economic boom has led to surging demand for electricity.

The coal industry has struggled to keep up, partly because of the
government's campaign to close many small mines on safety grounds.