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A potential superpower is a sovereign state or other polity that is speculated to be or have the potential to become a superpower; a sovereign state or supranational union that holds a dominant position characterized by the ability to exert influence and project power on a global scale through economic, military, technological, political, or cultural means.
The one thing all sides of Washington seem to pretty much agree on is the threat of China. But what if instead of rising, China is in fact declining, argue Peter Bergen and Joel Rayburn.
Good morning. If technology transformation and the energy transition are the two driving forces in business today, then the superpower competition between the U.S. and China could be deemed a draw.
According to 26,000 people interviewed from 21 separate countries by the Pew Research Center, the U.S. is no longer looked upon as the world's leading economic power -- the title now belongs to China.
China is a nuclear-weapon state with the world's largest standing army by military personnel and the second-largest defense budget. It is a great power, and has been described as an emerging superpower. China is known for its cuisine and culture, and has 59 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the second-highest number of any country.
The United States remained the world's foremost power until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, at which point it became the world's sole superpower. Opinions differ on when China's rise changed the United States' position from an uncontested sole superpower to a contested one. However, most agree that this happened sometime in the ...
In all, the conclusion of the key meeting seems simple: China's Communist Party has achieved the goals of its first 100 years; now it's ready to turn the page to a new chapter — one defined by Xi.
China has continued its rise as an industrial power to the present day. It is now the leading industrial power in the world in terms of output, in 2016 producing $4.566 trillion worth of industrial yield. [48] This rapid increase, is in large part attributed to a number of factors.