27.01.2007, 11:50
Zitat:The rise of China to rival U.S. may take longer as it sorts out domestic issues
By Katrin Bennhold and Liz Alderman Published: January 26, 2007
DAVOS, Switzerland: Last year, political and industrial leaders meeting here cited the rise of China as the No.1 long-term threat to the mighty American superpower, more so than the chaos in Iraq.
But recent evidence of the magnitude of the domestic challenges Beijing has yet to overcome suggests that China is unlikely to overshadow the United States over the next two decades, in the view of a number of participants this week.
Even Chinese officials are talking softly of the country's rise.
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