Is 'Communist' China More Weaker Today than Ever Before?

A paramilitary policeman stands guard at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, in 2013. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)

Marion Smith, NRO: After 70 Years, Communist China Is Weaker Than It Appears

The Communist ideology is a parasite that cannot survive for long on its own.

The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 after 69 years of tyranny and aggression. On October 1, the People’s Republic of China will officially turn 70. The brutal regime of Mao Zedong and Xi Jinping has made China the world’s longest surviving Communist country, and unlike the Kremlin of old, Beijing seems stronger than ever.

The contrast between China today and the Soviet Union at its death could hardly be more stark. In the early 1990s, Russia’s military was swiftly losing ground to American investment and innovation, forcing a global retreat of influence and power. Today, the People’s Liberation Army is quickly closing the gap with the U.S. armed forces and is projecting its newfound power from the Arctic to Africa to Australasia.

Communist China is also sprinting economically. It overtook Japan as the world’s second-largest economy in 2011, and its GDP has nearly tripled since then. Many forecasters say it’s a matter of when, not if, China overtakes the U.S. By comparison, the Soviet Union struggled to keep its economy even half as large as America’s.

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WNU Editor: The decline in GDP growth expectations have surprised many of my friends who live and work in China. This was not suppose to happen. And now there is a real fear in China that as the U.S. continues to decouple from China, China's economic growth will only decline further. As for the Central government, they are still in denial of the situation, reassuring everyone that they now lead the world .... Chinese President Xi: China Leads The World.

Update: More threats from China directed at the U.S. .... China state media warn US investment curbs will have ‘significant repercussions’ (CNBC). More here .... China says 'decoupling' from US would harm both sides (RTE).

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