Will China become the new superpower?

Question

China is growing at an alarming rate and I can see Bush and Blair trying to keep on good terms with their leader. They make various goods, which are exported all around the world. However, there is a price to pay, as many of its citizens still live in appalling conditions. What's your views?

Answer 1

Yes China has a great chance of being a short-term superpower (40-50 years) ... but the life-cycle of its stage into communism is mature and this limits the time it has to reap the benefits of being a superpower for a long time.

Russia, on the other hand is the most Capitalistic society out there right now. This gives them the opportunity for the most growth, profits, and opportunity to become the superpower and maintain it.

See with China, absolute communism (monarchy) collapses after a life cycle. I would guess that once China became the superpower this would be the start of its down fall because the society would rebel against slavery and against the treatment of the social classes. Then China will be where Russia is today ... struggling to form government ... most likely struggling to form a Capitalistic Society.

The USA however, is mid-way through it's 'Socialist' life cycle ... the next place for the USA to go is communism ... hm-mm, I think we're already in the first stages of communism ... since China and the USA are both similar with communistic qualities, we're competing! Until the competition comes to a peak, we really can't tell who will will the superpower status of these communistic countries.

Answer 2

Yes.

One reason is that they are better than other countries at manipulating the world economic system to their advantage. Another is that China is not wasting resources on unproductive military expenditure to the extent that Blair and Bush are. British history in the twentieth century is a pardigm case showing that there is no point, at least from the viewpoint of realpolitik, in winning wars if the result is financial bankruptcy.

If you do not want people to live in appalling conditions, as China is the most populous country in the world you should welcome rather than be alarmed at China becoming a superpower. However, this is not the only relevant issue.

The world, and China in particular, has desperate environmental problems. It is high time we all got together to prevent environmental catastrophe instead of seeing international relations as a rat race between nations seeking to prosper at each others expense. Lets look for "win win".

Answer 3

In a way, China is now a superpower. Yet their economic status is still growing , and has a long way to grow before they'll become an economic superpower. It'll be up to the China's leadership to how far they'll grow economically. Right now they have made tremendous strides in the last 10 years. If they keep that pace for the next 50 years, they'll become a lot stronger economically, but they'll have to contend with the new found wealth within their own country. And that could cause an upheavel.

The bottom line is it all depends what direction China wants to take. Do they want to be an economic power? Or an isolationist country?

Answer 4

in words of inhabitants economic device protection rigidity potential, China is already seen a international tremendous potential. as a remember of actuality China is between the proper 3 tremendous powers contained in the international behind in undemanding words the united states in the front of Russia. China's international economic device is so helpful to at least some thing else of the international that in case you're taking China out of the fold some thing else of the international will come crumbling down economic device wise. because any such enormous quantity of issues are made in China lately with its production flowers and workers waiting to make issues efficiantly and accuratly. definite its inhabitants is getting old definite its authorities nonetheless has plenty to be taught from the exterior being closed off for more effective than 1/2 a century yet China is a million/3 of the completed international's inhabitants a undeniable actuality that in undemanding words India has at the moment somewhat equaled.

Answer 5

China seems to be good at manufacturing things.

I would reserve judgement on its future economic strengths until seeing how well it a) handles stuff further up the value chain like financial services, logistics and tourism and b) copes with the growing social complexities (like inequality) which come with advanced capitalist development.

For example I read recently that privacy is suddenly becoming a big issue among the more affluent middle class chinese. This is just one of many changes which we can expect to see over the next fifty years in China. I think this means we can't easily extrapolate from what has happened over the last ten years.

Answer 6

yes i can see china as becoming a super power in the world but i don't know how soon it will happen. i think no matter what relations with china need to be kept on good terms since they are a growing nation. certain steps do need to be taken to reduce the poverty and how some people still live in china before anything else is done in china

Answer 7

China should be a superpower because everything I am wearing right now China made. And I don't think that people in China should have to work their *** off everyday making goods just making a dam 2 cents an hour. Same over in Africa they have kids making basketball sneakers what kind of **** is that?

Answer 8

It will be very shortly. Why do you think the Americans are still camped in the Middle East. An expanding economy needs manufacturing. Manufacturing needs fuel and power.

Look how the Americans buried the Japanese economy by setting up Gulf War 1 with their friendly Middle eastern "neigbors". Sadam Hussein was always an ally, albeit not a nice man to know.

Sparks will fly !

Answer 9

MAYBE , with a communist liberal in office-like John Kerry . But , as you say , there are appalling conditions existing in China today and I really don't see it happening . Despite the libs , the USA is too strong .

Answer 10

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