As China continues its meteoric rise and challenges US economic supremacy, both China’s growth and America’s shaky position tend to be overstated. ++ China’s massive infrastructure investments lack transparency and predictability, and could cause its economy to overheat and eventually collapse. ++ Any significant downturn would challenge the legitimacy of the longstanding Communist party
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China’s ascent as a global economic power has met with mounting alarm on both sides of the Atlantic. Many argue that China’s voracious demand for natural resources to support its growing economy will endanger the policy objectives and strategic interests of the transatlantic partnership. Counter to this prevailing view, Joseph Quinlan, a non-resident transatlantic fellow at the German
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