do you see china's growth as a threat to the US?

[iwantanewcomputer]

-china's GDP has mantained 6-9% growth since the late 90's, US has been like 3-5%
-china has about 5x the population of the US
-the amount of oil pumped in the world peaked a few years ago, and will decrease every year for a long time
-chinese companies have gone on a huge spending spree buying american companies
-china has kept the yuan pegged artificially low to the dollar for many years, causing the trade deficit to be worse, growing the chinese economy abnormally fast, and racking up tons of debt for the US
-china has 4x the number of engineering and science college grads as the US right now

i'm not talking military threat, but it seems that soon china will dominate america in buisness, technology, economy, and sheer size

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

China's growth has already h has driven domestic steel prices throught the roof.d significant impact on the US. The demand for steel in China over the last 2 years.

 

[gabemcg]

P&N...

 

[Landroval]

If you mean they will soon be economically and militarily more powerful, then yes.

 

[suicidalpigeon]

whoever thought of the idea that a bigger family=more power must been saying it just to have a reason to get laid.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: gabemcg
P&N...

Yeah, don't make us face reality.

 

[TriStar]

Originally posted by: gabemcg
P&N...

Does your mommy know you are using her computer?

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

Originally posted by: gabemcg
P&N...

i dare not, and i don't want politics, the facts are china will continue to grow much faster than the US, and the scary part is the number of engineering and science grads. this is really what drives an economy/society in the long run. ammerican innovation will be unable to compete. the only things americans have is current capital(and debt) and a consumerist society unable to save enough to support itself

 

[gabemcg]

Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer

Originally posted by: gabemcg
P&N...

i dare not, and i don't want politics, the facts are china will continue to grow much faster than the US, and the scary part is the number of engineering and science grads. this is really what drives an economy/society in the long run. ammerican innovation will be unable to compete. the only things americans have is current capital(and debt) and a consumerist society unable to save enough to support itself

If you don't wan't politics, then don't ask questions to which any answer (other than 42) will be intrinsicly linked to a situation that must take into acount matters of politics...

In order to take any of the factors you mention seriously, one must take past, present, and future political landscapes into consideration. any other analysis is completely falible and intrinsicly flawed.

Now if you will please make your way directly through the door labled P&N (careful... the doorknob is hot) we can go on about our OT buisness... such as the effect of Tom Cruise on the socioeconomic lanscape of Katie Holms' bare ass...

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

not if you stop watering them after a few days....

 

[BigJ]

No, but the growth on my testicle is a threat to me

 

[sniperruff]

man i thought this is a parody to the chia pet thread.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
not if you stop watering them after a few days....

and never use fertilizers or it'll really get out of control

 

[Wallydraigle]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
not if you stop watering them after a few days....

:thumbsup:

 

[K1052]

An average 3-5% growth in GDP for a country of our already advanced development is nothing to scoff at.

 

[SVT Cobra]

parody?

 

[0roo0roo]

there were better articles in fp and the economist mag a few months back.

china has loads of problems. and its dictatorial regiem + power is still dangerous. look at the nationalism and riots with japan, and thats with good economic times. imagine bad.

 

[mrrman]

economically...big time...I am a regulatory auditor and I am seeing all jobs/production moving to China to take adavantage of the slave labor so that everyone can enjoy the cheap prices/products once all the goods are reimported to North America and sold to all of us

 

[Pepsei]

if they become a democratic country, perhaps they'll become a super power..... or maybe they'll become like Russia now.

 

[0roo0roo]

assuming we can keep buying enough to keep their factories going...

 

[tec699]

bring em' on!

:|

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Pepsei
if they become a democratic country, perhaps they'll become a super power..... or maybe they'll become like Russia now.

not soon. you hear of the rich succesful parts of china. not the majority of dirt poor chinese. there are already protests all over the country. one rarely hears of it because of quick government clamp down on the media in all cases.

 

[Schadenfroh]

all we do is switch our factories/staff over to india and bye bye china