My favorite was last year's: China adds more commercial in Shanghai each year than exists in NYC total. That is a NYC each year.
say adios to the U.S. of A
These kind of numbers all spell "end to US dominance and singularity."
And it is incredible how little attention is given to China politically. My guess is that historians such as myself will write of this period as one of colossal and fascinating error and arrogance. Here we have failed to kill the terrorist who attacked us and have foolishly allowed ourselves to be ensnared in a war of service only to the Bush family and oil-industrial interest, all the while we are being superceded by China so quick we will not know what hit us. When the challenge from China comes it will be a shock to so many America who have been lulled to sleep with continued illusions of national power, influence, and potential. Hey you, the empire has no clothes.
As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes - New York Times
It worked well, possibly too well. In 1996, China and the United States each accounted for 13 percent of global steel production. By 2005, the United States share had dropped to 8 percent, while China’s share had risen to 35 percent, according to a study by Daniel H. Rosen and Trevor Houser of China Strategic Advisory, a group that analyzes the Chinese economy.
Similarly, China now makes half of the world’s cement and flat glass, and about a third of its aluminum. In 2006, China overtook Japan as the second-largest producer of cars and trucks after the United States....
...Moreover, the boom is not limited to heavy industry. Each year for the past few years, China has built about 7.5 billion square feet of commercial and residential space, more than the combined floor space of all the malls and strip malls in the United States, according to data collected by the United States Energy Information Administration.
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