Re:Chinese economy overtakes the U.S.’s to become the largest
by davidw on Friday December 05, 2014 @05:19AM
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China is 1 billion plus people. They have a large role to play in the world economy unless they do something really stupid or terrible. They were the largest economy in the world throughout much of history, if I recall correctly.
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Re:Chinese economy overtakes the U.S.’s to become the largest
by vorg on Friday December 05, 2014 @06:28AM
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From the Sui (late 500's) to the mid-Qing (around 1750) most historians seem to say they were, though it's hard to say whether the Han (220bc-220ad) or the Roman Empire was "larger".
Re:Chinese economy overtakes the U.S.’s to become the largest
by seanmcdirmid on Friday December 05, 2014 @08:08AM
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China goes up and down throughout history. Many Chinese seem to believe that China can only go up now, just like Chinese real estate prices.....
Re:Chinese economy overtakes the U.S.’s to become the largest
by vorg on Saturday December 06, 2014 @01:01AM
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Maybe you've seen the "China 2049" adverts that popped up everywhere around China a few months ago promoting, among other things, an equal standard of living with Western countries by the 100th anniversary of the republic's founding. I guess they're designed to keep Chinese motivated to grow the economy further.