Quote Originally Posted by old guy View Post
That's an interesting scenario. Depressing but interesting. I don't question that the U.S. is in decline but the idea that over the next 15 years China will function perfectly as a well oiled machine might be a bit of a stretch for me. There are already signs of internal problems in China.
Right at the top of my latest headlines BBC RSS feed:

Social discontent rising in China, says report
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12002253