Stephen + 67 SM December 26, 2017 China is predicted to overtake the U.S. economy by 2032, according to a new report by London's Centre for Economics and Business Research Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnAtronis + 78 JA December 26, 2017 for the past decade, US administration has overplayed its position in each and every situation. We constantly fails to acknowledge that there are other buyers out there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joanna + 68 JT December 26, 2017 We threaten to close a Ford factory in Mexico, China would love to open a car factory in Mexico. We will no longer buy lumber from Canada, China would love to buy lumber from Canada Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen + 67 SM December 26, 2017 I would say, watch out for India too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meanwhile + 49 PT December 26, 2017 This is hardly a Democrat/Republican issue, nor is it anything that was not predictable 25 years ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnAtronis + 78 JA December 26, 2017 4 minutes ago, Meanwhile said: This is hardly a Democrat/Republican issue, nor is it anything that was not predictable 25 years ago. Right. China has a very large population happy to live at a lower standard of living, compared to the United States. And, the Chinese government coordinates everything, leading to low-cost, high efficiency manufacturing. Add to that the low standards for pollution Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joanna + 68 JT December 26, 2017 We had an advantage in high technology for a long time, but they are also catching up very quickly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joanna + 68 JT December 26, 2017 7 minutes ago, Meanwhile said: This is hardly a Democrat/Republican issue, nor is it anything that was not predictable 25 years ago. The forward-looking schools should consider teaching Mandarin ultimately Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnAtronis + 78 JA December 26, 2017 14 minutes ago, Stephen said: I would say, watch out for India too India is poised for intellectual take over probably sooner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joanna + 68 JT December 26, 2017 How many Trump products were made overseas? I mean, we have to start somewhere with bringing the jobs back to US Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnAtronis + 78 JA December 26, 2017 Joanna, here is the list https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/08/26/how-many-trump-products-were-made-overseas-heres-the-complete-list/?utm_term=.cb3423d67cda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites