[Vidalia]

China, even if it stumbles along the way, is a much better bet than Japan to eventually achieve regional dominance, both politically and economically.

It was written thousands of years ago, and believed by the Chinese Elite, whether Imperial or Communist, that the Chinese will be the Rulers of the World, regardless of the "size of the World".

Odd how this prediction of thousands of Chinese philosophers is never spouted on the History Channel, but the never-ending recitals of the Quatrains of Nostradamus are.

[AIG]

Chinese may aspire to be rulers of the world, but Americans already are rulers of the world for the most part. I don't see America willingly giving up that position anytime soon.