the world's larest and still exidting empire?
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The New World Empire,\npopulation: 6.5 billion.
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It depends who you ask, and it also depends on definition. I would say that America is an economic empire for sure, and too some extent I would agree that it is a noble attempt to maintain our security of liberties and rights. However, to have a strong economy one must exert or be able to exert force on the world's economies. As contradictive as it may seem (and it is at times) America is leaning away from traditional military impirealism to some extent, by learning to control space. For example the ballistic missle shield, and our no fly zones in Iraq, norad, or our mobile air fields we call aircraft carriers. An empire is always concerened with interantional affairs and how it will be affected coneqently to benifit. I am torn on this subject as I disagree with being an empire, yet this is the only option concieve to provide security for our nation.
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China is definitely up and coming and is already one of the major players in the world strategy game. Whether it will be the only player, only time will tell. \n\nSomeone once asked Deng Xiaoping whether democracy has proven to be a superior system of government. He answered: "it is too early to tell as it has only been in exsitence for about 500 years". \n\nWhether China wants to be a world superpower is another story - not everyone wants to be able to project its power even though it has it. Throughout history, China has not expanded outside its borders since historical times even though it had the means to do so. It used to use bribery to improve relations and trade rather than invading and colonising any other country.
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Very soon.\n\nIt has one of the largest economies in the world.  It is ranked fomrwhere between 10th - 4th largest depending on how you measure it.\n\nIt has one of the largest film industires in the world.  This should give it major influence on world culture.\n\nIt also is a free and democratic nation, with respect for human rights and property rights.  This gives it a major edge in the international community when compared with China.\n\nI would say that within the next 20-30 years India will be seen as a major world power, within super power status.
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It is not the end of imperialism in China since Macao returned later\n\n20/12/1999
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imperialism and capitalism
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Patriotism to the Empire?\nYou can directly contact the Emperor at http://360.yahoo.com/first_emperor_of_the_world
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eventually, yes. no empire lasts forever. it will hafta be a silent takeover (nonviolent). starts with control of politics reverting to the republic we were supposed to be but never were. next is the economy, basing it on goods rather than variables.\nhttp://www.philipdru.com/griffin2_stream.html
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None. Israel, which is a holy place for the three major monotheistic faiths, is also one of the most conquered places in the world. Every civilization has proved to be temporary; Babylon fell, Persia fell, Greece collapsed, Rome fell, the Vatican lost its reigns, China and Mongolia have been crushed before, Britain has lost much influence, Soviet Union has fallen. And like my Greek teacher, I believe America is suffering its downfall and it wont reverse itself unto greatness.
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The modern British empire is the legacy of liberal democracy, spread of English as the lingua franca (hat tip previous poster) and legal code. Imagine if we were living under the Napoleonic code - you couldn't scratch yourself if there wasn't a law saying you were allowed.
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In my opinion, no.  Those people have been ruled by force for thousands of years.  The strong man will always come in and take power.  Its just the way things are done there.  Perhaps we will establish democracy for a few years, perhaps a decade, but it will eventually revert to dictatorship.
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I don't think the Empire will crumble for another hundred years or more. That is, if the world survives a hundred years. C'est la vie!
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What imperialist expansion?  The U.S. has not taken on any new possessions in about a century.  If we were an imperialist nation than we would own Japan, half of Germany, and the panama canal, among other areas.  \n\nThe War on Terror is a response to an attack on U.S. soil.
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Define 'dominating' in this context. No, Asia will not take over the world since there will be a lot of countries disagreeing with such plan. But the population in China is quite extreme.
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fncking imperialism...
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It could be another superpower, there doesn't need to be only one as England/France proved in the days of empire. China definately has the capacity to become a superpower, it has the most people of any nation, is quickly industrialising and has the largest air force of any nation already. My guess is that it will achieve true superpower status at around 2040.
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A long, long history of Western imperialism.