China will have have the population in another 40 years, and it is utterly dependent on oil, principally from the Mideast, for its economy to function. That oil can be cut off by any nation between the Persian Gulf and Taiwan that has a couple of destroyers and is pushed off at the arrogant and expansionist Chinese. Oh, and they’re entirely dependent upon exports, as the have a very anemic domestic market (not the least of the reasons for which is their rapidly aging population).
They had their moment in the Sun, but they’ll never dominate the globe. That they can break a lot of things and kill a lot of people is beyond question, but it is the ability to create increasing wealth over time that makes for power.
“China will have have the population in another 40 years….”
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…half the population….