[BronzePencil]

In 1832, China and India were the world's two largest economies and by 2032, they will regain that status, he predicted.

I call bull spit

[agere_contra]

Its true - if by China you mean “Hong Kong”.

In the heyday of the British Empire Hong Kong and India were tremendous engines of wealth. In something like the same way that Rhodesia was the breadbasket of Africa.

Hong Kong never lost its powerhouse status, and India is coming out from under the shadow of post-colonial socialism: I think both entities will do extremely well in the next few decades.