Re: Will China become the next Superpower

On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:49:22 -0700 (PDT), Siythe <siythe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>Apologies if I'm treading old ground in asking this, but I'm new so
>it’s a way of getting my bearings.
>
>Do the contributors here believe that China will live up to the hype
>it gets in the media and go on to be the next world Superpower, and if
>so how long do you think this rise may take? Alternately if you don’t
>think the country will make this step which factors do you believe
>will be instrumental in restraining it?
>
>I'm somewhat undecided on the issue as a certainly see the potential
>for a Superpower but question whether China can meet the internal and
>external challenges it must to continue its current level of progress.
>
>Thanks.


Go read http://fpc.org.uk/fsblob/244.pdf

The Beijing Consensus by Joshua Cooper Ramo

It is a seminal paper that made a big spalsh in academic and political
circles.

Don't worry about China.  It moves on momentum.  The actions, hopes
and hates of individuals won't affect a thing.