Is the USA fearfull of China's imminent entry into the superpower club?
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I'm a student of International Relations and Politics, and China definitely is a very active player on the International Arena. We have discussed this time after time.\n\nChina plays a growing role in Africa, not that Bush cares. China has very suspicious connections with Iran, and has the worlds largest population and one of the strongest economies around.\n\nShould the US care? I definitely think it should. Why? Because there hasn't really been a strong role player in the East, and the West has been dominated by the US and Europe. China can easily sway the rest of the third world, Islamic world and even South America to her side.\n\nLike I said, China is very influential in Africa, has shown sympathy towards Iran, and has a very strong economy.\n\nWith the end of the Cold War, there has never been a balance between superpowers (the French Minister of Foreign Affairs (I believe) actually labeled the US as a hyper-power), and to restore international balance an alliance of a few super, or great powers is needed. This balance might just be created by the wrong countries.\n\nDoes China pose a threat, with respects to Communism vs. Capitalism? I don't think so. China has never tried to sway other countries to communism, and is slowly adapting original Marxist ideals towards a sort of very open-minded communist ideology. Perhaps more in the line of Social Democracy.\n\nChina has been labeled the "sleeping Dragon" and I think this dragon has been waking for a very long time.\n\n"Entry into the superpower club?" She's already there.
853560
China is not Americas enemy, but its bastard offspring. It is a competitor, not an enemy. America made the rules on Global Capitalism, and cannot take the ball home now because some other team is winning. China will be more powerful than the USA. The USA is already letting it.\n\nUS Senator Bernie Saunders wrote a few years ago that Free Trade ( whatever that is supposed to be) meant that Americas biggest export was, JOBS. Every American firm now is under pressure to shut its plant in the US and reopen in China. It may make business sence for a few years, the company is richer, but soon the USA will be the shell of an empire, a crumbling has been. It is at that point that a country gets dangerous, open to extremists and open to warmongers. It is then that in some last didtch attemt to keep the US a world power they will create the situation that will cause a war. But remember China is no longer an ideolgical enemy, it is simply doing capitalism bigger stronger and harsher than the USA.\n\nIf trouble is to be averted western socities must realise that it is best to keep jobs at home, pay a bit more for products and not support Chinese sweatshops.\n\nAs for Islam, that is a religion, not an enemy and only extreme US rightwingers will make them an enemy. For years Islamic countries have been friends with the USA,  ie Saudi Arabia/ Kuwait/ Dubai etc because trade links and a love of money unites them.  Some regimes that are very oppressive the US is happy to trade with and sell arms to , occaisionally it falls out with them. I have though yet to see President Bush telling the Saudis to become democratatic, respect freedom, respect womens rights, respect tolerance etc. Why not! because the oil they have makes presidents soon forget the domestic policies of any country they are dealong with. Again, what should be done? Well how about an honest foreign policy based on mutual needs , co-operation and a movememnt towards democracy etc in all countries, not just the ones the US forces it on.
842138
Yes. There is every possibility of China turning out to be a Super Power. But as Indian we should feel proud and happy about the fact that India is also heel-to-heel and neck-to-neck with China for claiming its barth in the vehicle of Super Power.\nIf we're to believe the Western Economists, particularly the American Econimists and Sociologists, then the Centre of Power is likely to move from U. S. A to China and India by 2020 A. D. The US economy will collapse, the Stock Exchanges will be busted. They have also predicted the chance of India to be greater than China because India is the largest democracy of the world whereas China is still looming under Communist regime. The outside nations cannot get free access to the State Data to assess its real strength. Moreover, China is trying to control the World Economy and its balance of trade on its own hypothetical, superficial and abnormal terms. When the big business houses and MNCs find out India with greater buying and spending power then will discard China in no time and flock towards India. Dumping of cheap goods, with huge state subsidies, to other Countries to destroy its economy is also a very bad and suicidal policy adopted by China. Last year garments, lingeries and other apparrels valued millions of dollars were rejected by the European Countries and not claimed by the consignees, who ordered those, from the local Port and left to be unclaimed and destroyed. At that time Indian textile traders got a very good start to market their products at a higher price than initially offered by Chinese traders.\nDon't worry in the Super Power Lobby also Hindi-Chini would be Bhai Bhai.
1174538
Depends on what you mean as 'threat'?\n\nEconomically... yes. China currently has the fastest growing economy in the world.\n\nMilitary force... yes but as long as we remain an ally we are not in danger.
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The USA is on its way out that's why.\n\nWhy not lash out before i sink..the theory is..to me anyway.\n\nNot from tanks or bombs, but from economic collapse.\n\nFACT: Within 15 years CHINA will be the greatest economic force on this planet.
494367
China will never assume the role of Big Brother. It is something that the US has push onto the international scene. That kind of attitude or approach is against traditional Confucianism. China will work with other major powers to influence other countries, it will never take the direct approach the US does.
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The Chinese bought Clinton and several key Republicans. They hold bargining chips such as not invading Taiwan in exchange for access to our markets on top of the outright bribery going on. \n\nChina is no friend of ours. They openly wish to rid the world of the US. What they would do were the US out of the way is quite simply invade a large chunk of Asia. The Chinese can be extremly xnophobic as evidenced by the ethnic purges against Chinese of Vietmese heritage about 20 years ago and what is going on in Nepal today. So life in an occupied nation would be sheer hell for most. The only thing keeping China from doing this is the US. \n\nEconomically China even if kept in check territorially is they will undermine market after market. They will use the Microsoft philosphy and not worry about quality, rather they will flood the market with cheap goods. Kill off the compitition then up the price to the max the market will bear. So nation after nation will see their economies wrecked as China moves into areas they see an opportunity in. Remember China is only a partial capitalist society. It is still heavily guided and controled by the Chinese Gov. So what is good for biz takes a back seat to what is good for China's interest. If a private invester gets out of line China will just lock them up and take the biz away. \n\nEcologically we are priming the world for disaster. China has no concern for the environment. If they take a concern it will be just enough to placate potential customers and all show. The net effect will be especially heavy on Asia as the polution and industrial wastes start to pile up. \n\nThe only good thing happening with the industrialization of China is the standard of living is increasing and the more widespread technlology becomes the better able Democracy advocates are able to operate in China. So there is hope that this industrialization will lead to Democracy in China. Democracy will solve imperialism and ecological issues, or at least tamp them down to something reasonable.
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Well as upto this time Iran is a danger mainly to the developed world . After that it may go for the developing world. By fighting all these wars america has messed up its economy , meanwhile china zooming past it.So as of right now mainly for developed world.
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You may want to read the following:\n\nPBS Growing Economic Power of China http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/jan-june05/china_4-06.html\nChina Could One Day Pass U.S. As Major Economic Power http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/chinecon.htm\nWe ignore China's growing military and economic power at our peril http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/mhelprin/?id=110006021\nEconomic growth and soft power: China's Africa strategy http://www.asianresearch.org/articles/2438.html \nChina as a Global Economic Power http://www.cato.org/events/china/session2.html
1084677
It's a good question.  I think the US has the most advanced and powerful military in the world, so it is possible that it will remain the superpower for a long time unless enough countries band together to take it on politically, economically, or even physically.  I think the general feeling in the world is that the US is getting too big for its britches, but nobody is doing anything about it except the terrorists.
44142
China IS the super power, lying dormant. More people of that race exist than any other, and they have the technology, or could develop it, to win a world war against anyone. More likely, however, rather than start a war, they will defeat any enemy (or "lord it over" a "friend") economically: they loan money to the U.S. now.
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Why would it take another terrorist attack on our own soil to destroy us as a superpower?  I don't understand your reasoning.\nActually, since most of our manufacturing is now done in China, I think the big C is headed in that direction anyway.  I've always felt that China would one day be our biggest, greatest, strongest enemy.  (And you can bet your a** that the present f-ups in the Middle East have the Chinese people sitting back and chuckling; they won't even have to lift a hand to destroy the US.  We are doing that for them.  When we have nothing left here but the desperately poor and the outrageously rich--the rich will all fly off to "the islands", and China will put us all to work for them)  (At even lower "wages" than their people make.....)
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No, I foresee no real friendship bestween the U.S. and China. It is NOT in the cards. The friction between the U.S. and China will, in the future, get worse and China will take Taiwan also in the future and that will be the "straw that broke the camel's back".  Even an interpretationo of the bible says that the two countries will never be "friends".
532903
Just watch out for China.  They will do whatever they can to destroy our economy, our military power, and eventually, our country.   This has been their agenda since 1950 and they haven't veered off that course since then.  We must stop pouring our currency into China,it only makes it more powerful than it already is.  Between China and Russia, they have a game plan to take us down, and if we don't wake up to that fact we will become a third world power.  So it is not just economic warfare with China, it could very well turn into military conflict if they continue with their not so secret agenda to weaken this country.
311624
No, they aren't...but their economy continues to grow at an alarming rate.  They are attaining wealth and power rather too quickly for the likings of the United States.
177552
The most ominous problem that will affect the US easily in the next 5 or 10 years will be the overpopulation of such countries as Red China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, etc, along with the declining fortunes of the US and Europe.\nRed China has been quietly sabotaging and infiltrating the US since they killed JFK for starters, and are now openly getting military about it all.  They are behind the "Terrorists" and most of the troubles we face across the world today.  Just think, the world's population is suppossed to be DOUBLED by 2012, and yet Red China will run out of food and energy sources for their own people alone in 2010, or so, I have heard on TV.  The only good news is that such may catch up to them before they can invade Taiwan, Japan, Hawaii, California, etc.
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China is the second most powerful country they out number us.  Only advantage we have is our technology and wepons are more advance because we spend more money on this.