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January 8, 2008
Burning Question
Will China be the next global superpower?Trackback Pings
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4 CommentsAny answer other than "yes" can be interpreted as a "head in the sand" response from the poster.
I'm not saying it will be an effortless ascension; they will not have an easy time of it, but it will happen.
So, folks, my fellow Americans, let's get off our collective asses and get moving!
January 8, 2008 1:47 PMYes, specially because all developed countries, including the U.S.A. are making it easier for them by providing them with all the technology and know how in order to do business in China.
January 8, 2008 2:56 PMYes but it will not happen over night. There will be growing pains and with billion plus people most still poor, they'll need to over come many social issues.
January 8, 2008 3:26 PMPhase I: The world's most powerful nation hands over its wealth, technology, manufacturing industry and even the manufacture of many critical defense components to China out of greed and lack of effective leadership.
Phase II: Collapse of the West's backbone middle class.
Phase III: Emergence of China's (logarithmically larger) middle class
Phase IV: China's demand for redistribution of critical natural and recycled resources.
Phase V: ...?
