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Is China The Next Biggest Super Power
SamSom:
I guess yaw are not just a bunch of NeoGeo Fanatics In here but what makes you think that they can not reach the US shoreswith so many troops at their disposal
mr.Curmudgeon:
Answer=Yes.
The sun has set on America's empire.
mrC
GGKoul:
--- Quote from: SamSom on March 22, 2005, 11:24:08 pm ---I guess yaw are not just a bunch of NeoGeo Fanatics In here but what makes you think that they can not reach the US shoreswith so many troops at their disposal
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Because the US has a much larger navy then the Chinese.
mccoy178:
China has quite a ways to go as far as being the next hegemony. It might happen in our lifetimes, but I doubt it. We have our hands in too many pots to just fade away as the dominate power. They are about as much the dominating world power as the USSR was in the 20th century. They do produce a hell of a lot, and they have a few dozen more peasants, but they have major issues to address if they are to be world dominate. The word "nuclear" kind of changed the scope of things as far as the traditional path to dominance is concerned. Almost all of the major power changes in the past two centuries relied tremendously upon the industrial revolutions. We are still near the top of many developing topics and again, I don't see us just getting passed by in the breeze. I believe they have made strides and have stepped onto the scene in a major way, but I don't plan on hunkering down anytime soon. If I was Taiwanese, that would be a different story................
jbox:
--- Quote ---Because the US has a much larger navy then the Chinese.
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Irrelevant. The US will never be successfully invaded while the ruling administration is willing to participate in 'stalemate' scorched earth tactics. Your raw tonnage ratings, while staggering high, are no longer the deciding factor in the final outcome of any modern war. Even during WW2 it became clear that the future of warfare all came down to espionage and missile technology... 8)