[nathanbedford]

I think we have beaten this to death and I will concede your point that my remark that we will "soon be eclipsed" is an overstatement but I stand by my larger observations that the burgeoning Chinese economy is likely to serve us some unpleasant geo-political as well as military surprises.

I have a five year old daughter and I do not think it unreasonable to hope that she could easily live another hundred years. You speak of "our lifetimes" and I say my time horizon has considerably extended when I consider my daughter's future. The Chinese regard a century as little more than a blink of an eye. They are patient but exceedingly sedulous in the furtherance of their ambitions.

We are not really at odds here and to the extent we are, I hope you are proven right.

[JasonC]

The Chinese do not regard a century as the blink of an eye. Nor do I. Nor do you.