tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post84680992633004113..comments2023-10-17T03:41:01.759-04:00Comments on reflexiones finales: Chinese Ghost Fleetrussell1200http://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-849678235519553002012-07-15T20:48:33.706-04:002012-07-15T20:48:33.706-04:00GK: In China's favor is that they are not any...GK: In China's favor is that they are not any more corrupt than the United States was in the 1890s. But I agree, they will have a difficult time, and that they are surrounded by reasonably powerful neighbors who either deeply distrust, or hate them, is not helpful. They can play around in Angola all they want, but they still have India on one side of them and Japan on the other.russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-35439218794129136332012-07-15T09:01:56.025-04:002012-07-15T09:01:56.025-04:00I don't see China nor India becoming the next ...I don't see China nor India becoming the next superpower. Too much corruption. <br /><br />Maybe if Russia had a growing population along with their natural resources.<br /><br />GKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-53337906872583582832012-07-14T19:22:28.673-04:002012-07-14T19:22:28.673-04:00PP: China cheats even worse than we do on its num...PP: China cheats even worse than we do on its numbers, so there are all sorts of shadow indicators that people look at.russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-59735838780976564262012-07-14T09:09:32.643-04:002012-07-14T09:09:32.643-04:00An interesting observation almost like looking at ...An interesting observation almost like looking at the baltic dry business to gauge economic health int he West. It makes sense too since with reduced economic activity in China they would need to expand their areas of operation to stay "afloat" pun intended.PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.com