Friday, March 11, 2011

Is China The Next Superpower?

Chinese military honour guards from the People's Liberation Army marching in formation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

China, The Next Superpower? -- IBD Editorial

Supremacy: As Beijing resumes double-digit increases in military spending, a leading think tank projects China will achieve military parity in less than a generation. We'd better practice our bows.

Back in 1907, President Teddy Roosevelt sent what became known as the Great White Fleet on a worldwide excursion that lasted almost 14 months. Four U.S. naval squadrons, consisting of four battleships each and their escorts, demonstrated America's arrival as a great power that would soon pass Britain as ruler of the waves.

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My Comment
: The Great Britain analogy from 100 years ago is a good one .... and so fitting to where we find ourselves today.

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