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Yahoo and a clickbait headline. There is nothing to see here. The USA is 3x smaller and is still more powerful economically, socially, and militarily....
Exactly, with more than 1.3 billion people, sheer numbers alone should put them at or near the top.
Nope. As a group, it should do better than China. Goes to show the trouble Europe is in.
Other countries have bounced up to #1 before. Big deal. It's the long run, not the bounce, that counts.
The OP was wrong… when U.S. Grant was Prez, The British Empire still had the world's largest economy at a time when all the Empire served Great Britain first and most.
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It happened sooner than expected. Must have been our "great recovery" that pushed this.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/offici...150936444.html
We’re no longer No. 1. Today, we’re No. 2. Yes, it’s official. The Chinese economy just overtook the United States economy to become the largest in the world. For the first time since Ulysses S. Grant was president, America is not the leading economic power on the planet.
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This is a geopolitical earthquake with a high reading on the Richter scale. Throughout history, political and military power have always depended on economic power. Britain was the workshop of the world before she ruled the waves. And it was Britain’s relative economic decline that preceded the collapse of her power.
And it was a similar story with previous hegemonic powers such as France and Spain.
LOL at attacking the recovery instead of the recession that caused the recovery.
Its like saying " you arent getting well fast enough" after being hit by a car and being more made and not getting well rather than the car that hit you.
Geopolitical influence my friend, that's why it matters.
It probably affects China's neighbours, but it doesn't really matter for Americans.
Actually it doesn't really affect China's neighbours either. What's the difference between 1st or 2nd?
It probably affects China's neighbours, but it doesn't really matter for Americans.
Actually it doesn't really affect China's neighbours either. What's the difference between 1st or 2nd?
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