Why is china considered a superpower?

Question

Many people believe that china will be the next super power over the USA Saudia Arabia

Answer 1

No expert considers China a superpower as they are a developing nation and many decades behind the USA in military power.

Answer 2

China is not yet a superpower. Any half decent analysis would tell you that.

But it will become the next superpower, given that their economy continue to grow.



China is already the world's factory, it is already world's largest market for cars, computers and cell phones and the country that has the most usage of internet and 3G network. Since the 2008 crisis and the decline of western capitalism, Chinese economic growth has represented 50% of the total growth in the world. So any company that wants to make serious money, has gone to China. As the current trend grows, China will, in a near future, become the single most important economy in the world. With that importance, comes influence. The whole world would be looking at China for Chinese decision would affect the world's economy, Chinese deep pockets would allow for great military spending. The world will be interested in Chinese culture, Chinese language, etc. That translates into a superpower.



For example, the world has not proceeded with the implementation of electric cars because the world's car makers can't reach an agreement on whether the electric cars should be chargeable at home or have interchangeable batteries that can be recharged at a station. The reason they can't reach an agreement is because they're all waiting for the Chinese government to decide. China is already the biggest and fastest-growing car market in the world and the biggest battery producer, so whatever standard China decides, will be the new world standard.



Your prediction about China having 7/10th of their population retired or too young to work is wrong.

Because it's based on a false assumption that China will never abandon its One-Child Policy. While in reality, Chinese birth control has always been changing in accordance to how they see fit. The current policy is if both the husband and wife were single child, they can have 2 kids. Such policy adjustment ensures that China will always have control of the kind of population structure it wants in a predictable future.



If you look back into history, China was the richest country in the world for 18 of the past 20 centuries. So their likelihood of becoming a superpower again is strong.

Answer 3

Because many Countries have let their Manufacturing go to China and now have become reliant on them; a partnership is a good thing, but not if a Country has lost all its Manufacturing with no jobs left for the people. Governments need to seriously look at a balance and reclaiming back some of their manufacturing and recreate jobs and become a more secure economy.

Answer 4

One view would be that they are a "super power" because they have nuclear weapons, and the rockets to drop them anywhere in the world.



Saudi Arabia is not a "super "power" - they're just super rich. You are right about the aging population and we face the same challenges in the west, although probably at a slightly slower rate.



And the answer is: work till you drop i.e. the view we have of a comfortable and active retirement will become much harder for many people to achieve, we will all have to work longer to support ourselves.

Answer 5

What makes the US a superpower is all the money they have and can invest in military weapons. This allows them to exert their influence over the world albeit they haven't actually been able to win a war since World War II despite having all this superior technology

If you've been watching the news China is set to overtake the US financially in just a few years time

Their currency is pretty much looking set to replace the US $ as the major world currency and if you've been paying enough attention you'll have seen that countries are already starting to switch over to using the Chinese Yuan

As the US loses its wealth they won't be able to afford to maintain all this military might whereas China will be able to expand

They're already causing military friction with their neighbours over territorial rights so imagine what will happen when they have even more money to spend on their military budget

Answer 6

Neither in case you sum Russian and chinese language militia spending you cant attain neither than a 0.33 persons, devoid of even counting all NATO countries in simple terms China by way of the countries you pronounced has have been given the potential to competing with the U. S. yet added forward from now, in spite of the fact that if it won't attainable with the aid of fact interior the international there is not any area for better than one superpower as we observed and the U. S. won't supply up its hegemony prestige Russia, i can not be responsive to the way did you get on your ideas how can this u . s . with reducing inhabitants, and an financial device smaller than the italian's, Do make certain it ? China would not administration damn (speaking approximately u . s .), especially on its borders are all against China even ''the communist'' Vietnam threatened by way of china for its territorial sea and mineral components , the only one best chum of China is the NK And different than the country i discussed around China are all US best chum especially in south east of Asia, from Thailand to Philippines and Singapore What could be Russian potential block? Afghanistan as an occasion substitute into occupied by way of human beings, jap Europe is decrease than eu Union hegemony, different than Belarus (the final europe's dictatorship) the only one Russian best chum left when you consider that URRS

Answer 7

Maybe because it is one of the few countries to be consistently growing year on year.

They current debt is 38.5% of their GDP while the US is 75% of GDP. Their economy is growing by 9% a year while the US economy is growing by 1.7% a year.

At the moment their overall income from GDP is $7 Trillion and the US takes in $15 Trillion.

So if these trends continue It wont be long until they are the ONLY superpower.

Answer 8

China is considered to be a "Super Power" because they have a nuclear arsenal that they could use against any of their enemies, should they choose to do so. The other countries who are part of the so called "Nuclear Club" includes the United States of America, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, India, Pakistan, and North Korea. It is also believed that Israel possesses nuclear weapons, but they will neither confirm or deny this.

Answer 9

The USA owe China ,so much money,that China foreclosing,would leave the USA,with only 3 States.

Answer 10

China just about owns USA it can never repay China what it owes? USA export only one thing nowadays Viollence War,s and Destruction just look at Iraq Then Libya and now Syria

Obama is using Known Terror Groups to Overthrow Assad for what purpose to put these Sychopaths in Control has Libya not shown USA anything?

Has US accepted the Bullshite Lies and Cover ups of mass Weapons Trading into the Hands of Maniacs who in turn use these sophisticated weapons on our own Soldiers?

Bradly Manning and other whistleblowers should be regarded as Hero,s

Double Standards of Obama just do not cut Mustard!

Answer 11

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Answer 12

Charles,

You sure are on point.

I would only add that they will have to compete without the massive low cost benefit they have had ,when things equal out with world competition.

Answer 13

This is a propaganda. In order to keep the wheel moving, U.S. Government has to create some images of enemies so that budget and intelligence have to get evolving.



So far, China can only copy American design and thus it has to keep American living.

Luke 13

2 And Jesus answered, and said unto them, Suppose ye, that these Galileans were greater sinners than all the other Galileans, because they have suffered such things?

3 I tell you, nay, but except ye amend your lives, ye shall all likewise perish.

4 Or think you that those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, were sinners above all men that dwell in Jerusalem?

5 I tell you, nay, but except ye amend your lives, ye shall all likewise perish.



(Hence, China can only perish as America.)

Answer 14

At the moment China has 4.8% unemployed. America has 7.8%. Don' wully.

Answer 15

because of its economic might.