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Originally Posted by llama64
China is in a rough spot.
In order to transition into a high technology society (and compete with the US), they need to educate their population. An educated population is dangerous to their current form of government since the people will want a much higher standard of living then what they currently get.
Trying to build a middle class in China will cripple their economy if it is not handled properly. It will be fascinating to watch how China handles this situation. The scale of the problem dwarfs any issue America has.
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I'm not sure the world has enough resources to allow it to happen.
When the West became globally dominant, it was fueled by colonialsim and the theft of resources from less powerful nations. Even to this day, former colonial empires tend to have uneven trade and power in former colonies, and if we lack a particular resource (or if resources aren't moving the way we prefer), we go to war for it. Our middle class is actually a wealthy class on a global scale and it doesn't come naturally. If China did aspire to that, they are going to need resources... which means we will probably lose some as resources are finite..