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when they take over the reins of global economic might, hence power.

Without a nuclear war, this won't happen happen in the foreseeable future.
Or maybe a fancier scenario, with a Russian collapse allowing the Chinese to grab a lot of the Russian natural resources and a split up of the European Union.

Der Amerikaner ist die Orchidee unter den Menschen
Volker Pispers

by Martin (weiser.mensch(at)googlemail.com) on Thu Sep 4th, 2008 at 05:04:25 PM EST
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Yeah, the energy required to play 20th century power games is fast running out, and the Chinese have failed to adapt as much as anyone. They've built up enormous amounts of fossil fuel dependent infrastructure that will only be useful for two or three decades.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Thu Sep 4th, 2008 at 05:21:36 PM EST
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