should we follow china's lead?
962770
Are you saying that China is trying to secure resources?\n\nThat they are using foreign aid to advance their own cause?\n\nThat money/goods are used to influence?\n\nThat instead of armed invasion a less costly means of securing future resources is to 'help' local governments?\n\nThat the world is falling into patterns of expanding and contracting empires? Wow glad I was sitting for this question.
217726
Hold it Paul, study some history, it was Ricard Nixon that opened up trade with the Chinese. In answer to this question, learn some Chinese as they will own this country without firing a shot. When they call in this debt we won't have the money to pay them so they will just take over the land.
636665
Yes. Ask the Chinese Governement/ Chinese.\nThere are related issues.\n\nthen you will know why.
19721
i dont think so, because china's main short term target is usa and long term target is india. since india is in asia china wouldn't do that.\nand although the genetics are different for every human many are similar.\nlike their is a theory that indians are acutally caucasian (white).
953494
China is a power to reckon with in the future especially that it s booming a an economic power.  Later, it might develop  superior arms and might engage in military adventurism in conquering other countries.
444564
The economy and middle class are indeed growing at a fast pace in China, but the majority of Chinese still live the way they did 30 or 40 years ago.  I think the chinese government is trying to slowly convert the country into a capitalist - or at least a french-style socialist - society without making the mistakes Gorbachev made in USSR 15-20 years ago.  Time will tell if they succeed, though there are rumors of increasing discontent in the rural areas.  The same thing happened in the US in 1920s - right before the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression.  Hopefully China will not suffer the same fate.
318959
China is not only growing at an incredible pace in industry and trade, but it is beginning to exercise more power all over the world.  Right now, China has interests in almost every corner of the world, including heavy involvement in world ports and other trade routes.  The problem with China is that it is right now opening its doors to everyone and everyone is opening its doors to them.  It does not seem like a threat... but, at the same time, it is selling arms to Iran and North Korea and spending huge amounts on its military.  There are old scars between Japan and China.  There are present conflicts with Taiwan.  Both could involve the US, against Chinese interests... I believe they are holding off on flexing their muscle until they have grown larger in economic and military dominance.  It is coming... the only thing that saves us, besides the fact that we are right now the only superpower, is that we are also their best customer.  Someday, their economy will be the greatest in the world and they will have more influence in world matters than the US... we will become another France or Germany, still strong but not the big boy on the block.  \nAs far as India, they will have a great economy but it is further away and they are not as interested in world dominance as the Chinese are.   \nStart learning Mandarin.
872948
I would not worry.\nIf the Chinese build their tanks,warplanes and warships,with the same care  and attention,that they used when assembling the goods that they export to the UK,\nThen they will be lucky to move their armed forces more that 20miles from Beijing.
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.
411216
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.
72976
China has already taken over they have been buying American bonds for years and, in theory, they own our country.\n\nYou can fool some people some time but, you can't fool all people all the time.  The world has caught on to the trickory. and if the U.S. don't capitalise on their new scam of the global marketplace, the only thing that may save us is that our government wants to rule at all cost.  And that my not be a good thing.
425430
China's past is certainly not reassuring.\n\nAside from becoming an economic powerhouse and their increased  military spending, their population figures alone make it unlikely that any one nation could resist China's imposition of it's will. \n\nI remember, during the Vietnam War, it being calculated that China could supply the North Vietnamese with an uninterrupted fighting force.  I don't think a "carry a big stick" attitude will work in this scenario. \n\nYes, we should be wary of China's military potential, and we need to elect leaders prepared to deal with the changing world with a mindset focused on cooperation and diplomacy rather than go it alone and shoot from the hip.
62529
I corrected this as much as I could, everything that I corrected or suggested changing is in caps)  Also, it looks more like 3 paragraphs to me.\n\nIf we are there for oil,(WHERE IS THERE?) THEN think of it as a Monoploly game only the real estate is oil. China is a country that has a history of cheating and not doing honest business. What makes anyone think they will be honest allies in the future? They will BE as long as it benifits them. AN EXAMPLE IS, when they buy our debt so we can buy their stuff.\n\n Cnooc tried to buy Unical this year. They are trying to take over and BUY ALL OF the oil they can as is everyone. The only thing, however, is they are growing so strong that they DO actually pose a threat. I think the occupation in Iraq is defense. (IS THAT RELEVANT ABOUT IRAQ?) China, as we saw with CNOOC last year, is ALSO trying to buy everything. \n\nWe are just making sure our energy is secure, if it isn't, then we could be over taken and over thrown buy China, Russia, Iran, etc. That is the terror. We took care of our self interest and took a serious jerk out of power. What is wrong with that? Our military wants to be there or ANYWHERE else we send them to protect us.
18369
It will take a while, but sooner or later Google will rule the world. Knowledge is power. Right now the Chinese are still in their internet infancy. They'll grow up eventually and realize that the only way to maintain in the global community is to know your friends and your enemies.
248092
Well I gather that you are concerned about western governments lacking anything concrete to curtail persecution by the Chinese government. I am American (USA) and I completely understand that enough is not being done to stop persecution in the world.  (not just by China, but look at the Sudan, at North Korea, at Iran, the Israel/Palestinian situation and at all the genocide that takes place in Africa) The problem is that their is no solution other than diplomacy.  Look the USA is trying to make things better for the Afghans and the Iraqis and while we have seen some success, we have also seen what a mess comes about.  The fact is we can not save everyone and we are definitely not going to take on China.  Sorry, hopefully China will change for the sake of the Chinese
340857
i'll answer your question without going off on a tangent like some of the other morons who've already answered.  First, i wanna address that idiot "DarkStarInMyAsss":  You're right that your U.S. people have the rights to change/abolish your own government, and not the Yellows, but did you consider what YOUR U.S. People have been doing around the world? WHO made you guys THE BOSS of all other countries.  So basically, DarkStarInMyASSS, you're a frickin' HYPOCRITE who's literally confused in life.  Here's a dime, now go and contribute to help pay off your U.S.'s $6 Trillion debt to foreign countries (the majority of which idiots like you owe to China).\n\nNow, to answer the REAL question:  Would i mind if China invaded and occupy the U.S. ?  NO !!!  Maybe it's time for this country to have a taste of its own medicine, and see what it's like to be invaded by a foreign power.  But you know what?  If the invading country happens to be China, they're not going to do it through animalistic and barbarric brute force and strength like the so called "nice and benevolent" U.S. did to the Middle East (what a crock of BULL !!!), because China is a better country and people than the cocky U.S. people.  Instead, China will economically and peacefully buy up all the major businesses and corporations here, and will control everything financially, and I think that's the better way to do things rather than bombing people.  And the U.S. should get ready for a wake-up call too because it WILL happen pretty soon.  You can see it already:  Chinese, as a language, will be the global language in the upcomming century, and English will take second place.  There are just too many Chinese running the world right now.  Oh well, too bad.  Learn to live with it.
406042
In China, we are more likely to observe a transitional process through a broad spectrum of social arrangements. This will likely move slowly enough to prevent the kind of strife we have observed elsewhere. Expect China to remain mostly socialized for a very long time.