Reply #116: The changes in China are frightening. [View All]

[JohnLocke]

*An authoritarian but relatively stable government with a rising economy
*Diplomatic relationships with nearly every country, and a permanent seat on the UN Security Council with veto power
*Great demand for and production of consumer goods
*A large military with multiple weapons of mass destruction and an ongoing naval modernization that will allow it to challenge our Third and Seventh Fleets in the Pacific
*The lifting of the European Union arms embargo

This is frightening stuff. We are watching another superpower grow before our very eyes.