mod ities ▁and ▁O il ▁ ▁Sh arma ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁sharp ▁critic ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁argued , ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁de cade , ▁that ▁increasing ▁demand ▁from ▁China ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁comm od ity ▁super cycle — a ▁rise ▁in ▁prices ▁for ▁comm od ities ▁such ▁as ▁oil , ▁last ing ▁in def initely . ▁He ▁cont ends ▁that ▁the ▁in ev itable ▁slow down ▁of ▁China , ▁as ▁its ▁economy ▁m atures , ▁would ▁restore ▁the ▁normal ▁global ▁comm od ity ▁cycle , ▁in ▁which ▁prices ▁rise ▁for ▁a ▁de cade ▁and ▁fall ▁for ▁two ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁He ▁app la ud s ▁this ▁likely ▁turn , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁rising ▁prices ▁for ▁comm od ities , ▁particularly ▁oil , ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁" bad ▁billion aires " ▁who ▁make ▁money ▁by ▁" dig ging ▁stuff ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ground ," ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁" good ▁billion aires ", ▁who ▁work ▁in ▁product ive ▁indust ries ▁like ▁technology . ▁ ▁Rec ently ▁he ▁has ▁written ▁that ▁the ▁" Ch ina - com mod ity ▁connection " ▁is ▁breaking , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁retre at ▁of ▁comm od ity ▁prices ▁will ▁under cut ▁comm od ity ▁econom ies ▁that ▁th riv ed ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁de cade ▁based ▁on ▁sp ik ing ▁prices . ▁Those ▁include ▁Russia , ▁Brazil ▁and ▁" n ast y ▁pet ro ▁states ", ▁and ▁their ▁retre at ▁will ▁greatly ▁help ▁comm od ity ▁im por ters ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁States