>>>>Watching President Bush on the Spanish news stations gives me the feeling that his speeches in Argentina were the worst he has given in public! This is the leader of the worlds most powerful nation? Que pena!
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>>>What? Bush is president of China now?
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>>Now, define power.
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>Well I know that they're hungry for it (economical, military and ... well, power - coal, gas, oil) and if they don't get the last then we might see more of the 2nd, paid for by the 1st.
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>At any rate, by mid-century they will be you guys, and you will be us, and we'll be them :-)

That was clever!

That said, I don't wholly agree with you. There is little question China will continue to grow in influence, due to its population and increasing economic and military might. We agree there. But I don't see them taking on the superpower role the U.S. occupies now. Remember everyone saying the same things about Japan 25 years ago? I think the main reason it didn't happen was Japan is basically inward-looking, not outward-looking, and I think the same is true of China. They will look outward to the extent that it serves their interests, especially their economic interests. You can't miss that happening already. But it's hard to imagine Chinese leaders sitting around saying, "You know, we really ought to see what we can do about peace in the Middle East" or "Let's stop ethnic cleansing in the Balkans." Nor is it easy to picture China as a country anyone other than Asians wants to immigrate to.