What happenned to all the Hype About Chinas Economy?

[Soar]

China will eventually replace USA as the top economy in the world, but that is not a surprise because in the 1800s, China's GDP was at least 30% of the world's total GDP - higher than the EU + USA combined (Kissinger). Remember, China's economy FAR surpassed the world for the majority of history!

Is there a part of the world that is irrelevant today? No. No part of the world will ever be irrelevant.

Granted, Mandarin Chinese is one of the most spoken languages in the world. But to say 4/5 of the world will speak Chinese? Not likely.

Some of your questions are hyped up by fear-mongers - the same ones that claim international trade is not beneficial. The (peaceful) rise of China will not be a zero-sum game.

Remember: all first world nations today did all the things that China is going through today (think USA, Britain....). Their rise will be mirrored by increasing regulation in safety and higher environmental standards.