The Next Superpower in the World (686)

But there is no reason to believe that India will remain so.



The Soviet Union was a superpower owing to its military might generated during WWII and hardly comparible to modern China. The Soviet trade market was limited to Communist countries and not global like the Chinese trade base.

I agree, Africa is next on the list.

Noboy did. It's simply one of the criteria that being a superpower entails.



And ..... and .... and ... they've been doing it for how many years and how many ore prior to them having interests all over the globe and being able to influence events, prop up friends and take care of enemies a world away? Hell, they can't even make quality computers without stealing the technology and they are somehow referred to as a superpower in the making? Get real, the first thing they need to do is to have their products looked at for something more than what 'Made in Japan' was thirty years ago then, stop stealing off others cause they can't cut it themselves then, allow their own people to have freedom of speech and body, apologize for murdering a hundred million of them, get their carriers in the water to prove they at least floatand then, move them around the globe into areas already occupied by Great Powers and the lone Superpower to prop up their non existent interests.

Until then, they are not a Superpower nor will they be any time soon.



He wrote a book on this subject in 1943 called (of all things) "Superpowers: the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union"



And yours is the most lacking. I asked you for your definition of what a Superpower is and you have yet to provide one and back it up with anything.

Here, I shall once again do it for you;

""Alice Lyman Miller is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and visiting associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Stanford. She is also a senior lecturer in the Department of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.""



Now, what she says )I imagine she has more credentials than you have in this matter)is;

""The basic components of superpower stature may be measured along four axes of power: military, economic, political, and cultural (or what political scientist Joseph Nye has termed “soft”).""



That means they have to have the ability to project power to protect interests and help friends as well as take care of enemies a world away, money and trade, be able to influence politics a world away in a manner that garners them what they wish and, like everybody wants American Music/Hollywood/Cars/T shirts and Jack Daniels - be able to influence culture globally.

When was the last time you wanted to wear a Top Knot?

@Albertaghost Well with Nuclear power, a huge army and plenty of money, China fits that Criteria.



They can influence events because the West will be indebted to them. They are laoning money so they can have influence. And as a man from a country that owes the IMF I know if you owe people money they have plenty of influence. So that is certainly projecting their power. Also they are buying up resources all over the world from Africa to Australia. The deals are worth billions to certain countries..that is also having influence!


The thread is about the NEXT Superpower. Thats what you seem to forget. China is gowing at an economic erate of 8% to 12% a year. Even when the Wests economy recovers it will grow at about 4% in a good year! China will pass every Western countries economy in the next 10 years.

China is loaning money to the US, buying bonds in European countries debts, buying up raw materials in Africa and Australia and every counry wants to do business with it. If that is not influece and projecting it I don't know what is.

China can then influence the governments indebetd to it and governments it does business with politically because it basically will have the West over a barrell!

It also has nukes, huge army, is working on a navy and a population thats getting richer. Only an idiot would try to argue about them not being the next superpower!

I refuted everything. He did not show me where the man coined the phrase.I also explained what made a Superpower in 1946 does not make a superpower in 2012! I explained how China has influece and projects it and laughed at his comment about thr world wanting American products. You really should read more.

You are new to face the gang it seems! been there, done that....busted them so many times......not even funny anymore. Their sole agenda is to promote hate/war based mentality! nothing new.

Admire your persistence though!

Brazil

Get's my vote

Self made??

Is it not a fact the US owes China a lot of money?
Is it not a fact the EU asked China to buy European countries bonds?
Is it not a fact China is buying up a lot of natural reserves in Africa?
Is it not a fact China buys a lot of natural reserves from Australia.
Is it not a fact every Western Country is trying to get more of the Chinese market and increase their business with them?

Subjective? No..

I don't don't need to use Wiki for my info.

Now go off and google something else and try to pretend you know what your talking about. Both you and Alberta are experts on anything you can google.

You have my vote!!!!

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I saw her first

Oh am enjoying that too much!

It will have to be pistols at dawn Vinny.

Nah I think she likes me Better features

Im very mysterious though. Women like that. Its like a lucky dip.