How soon will China become the no. 1 world power?
610665
Within few months of America attacking Iran
86033
China isn't going to be the "absolute power."  While technologically they are moving quite fast, socially and politically, they are generations behind.  During the 1980s, it was the belief that the Germans and the Japanese would become two of the dominant forces in the world, possibly even passing the US.  But, less than a decade later, both economies were crashing.\n\nI don't think the USA will "crash off" either.  The only way the US would really run into a problem is through isolationism.  I think the idea of countries as superpowers are going to lose their luster since the end of the Cold War.  Instead, it will become consortiums, such as NATO, the EU and OPEC.\n\nAs much as some people would hope the US would dissolve, they don't realize the true potential for it.  We are so invested throughout the world, through economic and social foundations.  The US donates more money to humanitarian causes that anywhere else, and we have the largest economy, both for consumption and production.
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.
594451
Yes, they will pass China as a producer in about 10 years.\n\nEurope and America trust India more than China and they are becoming so strong in tech areas!
1101026
probably china and england are two of the closest. the chinese have a lot of people and have revolutionized a lot of stuff liek technology. England is always a very powerful country.
450331
China is has the fastest growing economy at the moment and producing the majority of the world's imports! (although there are human rights issues but no one seems to care....)
282023
According to analysts, China will overtake the US around 2020. India will follow. Brazil will wake up one day. And if Europeans are clever, they will keep getting together, in order to have more "weight" in the world issues...
218639
No way, China is fast becoming a superpower. I think they will eventually become a superpower beyond what the world has ever seen. They are already in a position to make the US go bankrupt whenever they decide it will be in their best interest.
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U.S.A.and new contender, China
752098
China and the E.U. already are superpowers. India will probably be a superpower by 2050 or 2075. \n\nAs for the chances of them "overtaking" the U.S., they're slim. China and India have major cultural, political, and economic problems to sort out, and the European Union will need to see a drastic shift in the supernational culture.\n\nThat doesn't mean it's impossible... the U.S. has made a colossal strategic blunder in the amount of money it's borrowed to finance the Iraq War, and it will take a generation or two to recover. It's possible that China could attempt to exploit that, with the likely result of pushing the EU to the top of the pile.
493174
lol what shit. currently its\n1.china 2.russia 3.Uk 4.america 5.N korea\nhow can a country that cant beat iraq and was afraid of N korea be 1st? technology is there but then just like in vietnam china would throw their bodys at it and over power them. Uk is 3rd due to the fact of their training and also global support that currently usa doesnt have.
1157631
the 21st century has already been described as the "Chinese century."  If you want your kids to be REALLY employable when they're older, get them to learn Chinese.  Not because the Chinese will take over the world militarily (perhaps), but because they will become an exporting powerhouse.  Cheap labor, high exports...makes for a good economy.\n\nAs for whether the Chinese would "massacre" as another user said is to be seen.  I wonder what the Mongols would have thought of that statement!\n\nRussia doesn't have the power to control the various criminal elements in their society, nor the economy to generate the finances to control the world.\n\nAmerica will remain a powerhouse both militarily and economically for the foreseeable future.  I had to sound like a cliche but as long as there are men and women willing to give their life for the liberty and freedom America stands for America will continue to exist as a powerhouse.
1049321
yes true India is really developing fast and i think not by 2020 but 2030 its going to be the superpower...Now they are almost good in warfare and nuclear but it seems it will grow very quickly economically and all arab nations will support it.
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!
415574
India. But just because they have a potential for economic success, doesn't mean they will be a superpower. Take Japan for instance, there was a time when the yen was stronger than the dollar and so they bought American land. But then they mismanaged and lost it all. India and China both have a loooong way to go to be a superpower, much less replace the US as one.Keep in mind that both countries have severe infrastructure problems. Ever used a toilet in China? Just a hole in the ground. Try looking at the sky in a city like Beijing. Good luck, cause the pollution is so bad you can't. Their medical care is non existant. I don't need to go on about India either. nope, The United States of America is still and will always be the only real superpower in the World. Ask any nation that has dared to go to war with us because they thought we were finished. They lost. Americans are the most adaptable and independent people in the world.
592360
I think China will do exactly as it's told by the West or their economy will not grow.\n\nThere's a Disney Land in China 4 heavens sake!
213407
i'm pretty sure india is gonna be the next China.\n\nbut not communist.\n\nand more technologically advanced.\n\nso far we're on their side. maybe we should keep it that way