tlmorg02
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Our GDP is nearly 14 Trillion, China's GPD is 3 Trillion. There is no way they will eclipse us by 2015.
China is dependent on western companies investing huge amounts of money in China and its government's entire focus is on entering into partnerships with those companies. China is a competitor, not an enemy. China can't even take on Japan's navy, much less ours. The Chinese government does not fear the United States, it fears its own people.
I have spent time in China in 2007 and just this summer. The Chinese people all and all really like us. I don't think we have anything to worry about with them. Globalism ultimately brings about more peace and security than the strongest military could.
Here is what you are overlooking. Our GDP is elusive as we are in great deficit and debt, therefor there exists no free money. China, on the other hand is closing the gap on actual free capital GDP. Therefor by 2015 they will eclipse us.