Is the People's Republic of China the next world super-power?
472070
They are already a super power. I think that their influence is felt here more and more everyday..
847222
100% chance of them taking over the USA,  right after I fly out of a frozen over hell on my pig with monkeys flying out my butt.\nBesides already being super powers why would they want to\nYour a little behind on world events\nChina, EU, and India are already super powers
462035
Bush ... thinks he is the ruler of the world\n\nBut I think ... the Chinese will ... in some years ...
593043
the United States is the world's only superpower.  it outspends all other countries COMBINED on its military/defense.  it may be that soon, it will be rivalled as the world's strongest economy, but when it comes to military might, the U.S. has no competitors even close to it.
1140062
Most definitely yes.\nChina is a very Old and disciplined country that has survived\nfor so many years. thus their huge population.\nThey have the technology and resources to control the world economically. It will be through economic rule that China will be able to dominate the world.\nand if called on the China army is well equipped to defend itself.
144921
Try reading the book " The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order" Samuel P. Huntington, 1996. He predicts that future conflicts will be determined by cultural factors more than economic or ideological factors. The Western world needs to develop a deeper understanding of religious and philosophical concepts of other civilizations. Religious and cultural fundamentalism can only gain ground by using for their own benifit the contemporary problems such as underdevelopment, unemployment, poverty and racism. And yes China, will become the next World Superpower and will have a strong relationship with Rusia and Japan. These are the results of his studies based on history and facts.
396578
What exactly do you mean by "great"? If you're mean great economically, militarily, and influentially, then the answer is probably yes. However, how it will exercise that power will determine whether it is great or not.\n\nSo really, there is no answer to your question at the moment . All we know is that China will be a huge influence on the World in this century.
213815
It is too hard to tell right now, but that does seem to be a good guess at this point.  Their economy is growing at an insane rate and their population makes the US look like a small village.\n\nOne problem for China though is the unity of the people.  From what I have heard, many of the Chinese in rural areas and in certain sections of the country do not feel a strong attachment to the government, and some even want independence.  The repressive government is also not helping matters.  With such a large area and so many people it is very difficult to maintain unity.\n\nIt will be interesting to see what happens, but I hope if the future does belong to China that it will be accompanied by rational and democratic reforms and an overhaul of their human rights policies (or lack of).
328451
China is too big and powerful.
1071970
The future of the United States is bright, indeed.  I had doubts a short while back, but people are remembering how to speak up.\nWe will always be powerful, perhaps the top superpower, but we will never try to stop someone from being more successful if they have their people's interests at heart.  Oh, we'll protect our interests, but we have always cheered the success of other countries who serve their people first and their ideology last.   Should everyone be a capitalist, a representative democratic republic?  I don't think so, but there are going to be more, and we'll have to compete with them, and I'll love every second of it.  Competition that isn't based on the slavery of a people (like China is close to) is to be commended and encouraged.\n\nIf there is another superpower that grows above us, I suspect that we'll have a hand in making it that way.  After all, we've been helping all our "older brothers" (older countries) for some time now.  It would be nice if they could do it on their own so we could enjoy our youth and riches a bit more.  \n\nEuropean Union?  Go for it!  China getting more democratic and keeping it's power?  We're with you!  Russia regaining world attention but remaining a people-first state?  Great!\n\nWe'll be there, probably contentedly resting on our laurels until we're woken again.  For now, we're awake and stomping our feet on the one's who woke us up unjustly.  After they're dust, we'll go back to slumber and do business as usual, but we'll never be less than a giant.
153620
India does not have the ability to become a superpower.  Russia could possibly do it, but they would have to discover an oil field in Siberia that riveled those in the Persian Gulf.  If China could actually get some of the rest of the orient on their side they could do it, but hafter centuries of hatred that is unlikely.  China might be able to do it on their own, but it is doubtful.  The next superpower will probably emerge in one of two ways...  Either a dictator like Sadam will conquor most of the Middle East, or much of Western Europe will decide that if they can all share one currency, maybe it is time to share one government.  If I was to wager money, I'd bet on Western Europe.
1143660
Too late to stop another 'super' power...they've achieved deterrence.....ie, the ability to defend itself through nuclear deterrence.  Since they are not committed to a policy of national suicide, don't look for them to initiate any preemptive strikes.  Their threat is entirely economic, soon they will be taking over the world markets...just watch.
412119
one day if the US gets a little more power over the rest of the world and some technological advances the US could actually become and empire and use its influence to in effect rule the world.....or.....maybe one day the superpowers of the world will decide to band together and make the entire world and all its people into an unbreakable empire...hey you may laugh now but one day it could happen.
874917
China is superpower and this is a long time ago fact!\nBut because they are much people and they have nuclear weapons this doesn't means that they are ready to force the rest world to accept them as superpower. They need to achieve many things in politics in justice in health-care in technology and education!
876256
China is the new superpower : they built half of the goods, has a powerfull military and are the only nation with a decent space program for the future.\nIndia and the European union power is only economic.\nChina number 1 in less than 15 years
1154528
Political power -  China would have to get rid of its comunist and Natualist ideals to be the most powerful....remember Russia had all that, but had no control over the free world.China has no political power in West...IT CAN NOT BE DONE WITHOUT POLITICAL POWER......NO...oh and China will not be able to maintain its 10% growth every year...when that falls(what goes up must come down) China has come up to fast ..It will not be able to feed its over populated country.
83459
The emergence of China as a world power would (in the long run) augur well for the world's Balance of Power.\nThe present Unipolarity that is been experienced would change to Multipolarism with the emergence of other super powers.\nI dont really beleive that China is practising the true tenets of communism. Am sure the "gods" of communism wont be happy with the nature of comunism being practised there!!!\nChina, I believe, is tending more towards capitalism & that would in the long run help the global economy develop faster.