I'm believe that I was wrong on the last stat. Most likely this was 10pct GDP growth if extrapolated from the quarter to the year. In which case, this is not extraordinary - I believe that they've had this level of growth for a while now.
.. and yeah, In terms of purchase power parity - the CIA rates China as second only to the US.
Whichever way you look at it, direct conflict with China would be a nightmare scenario.
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