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The number of Chinese internet users ( in China) has outnumbered the total United States population. Dang.
I do not know why, but I used to think that China was just enjoying their fifteen minutes of fame. I think this type of thinking was during the time of my extreme conservative American thinking during the election. But after much newswatching, political book reading ( yes, Angeline I know what you are thinking. aha), and newspaper reading I have finally made an opinion about China and yes, I firmly believe that China is on its way to the top. Actually, scratch that. I believe that China and India are rising to be dominant world powers. But I also think that the continent of Asia is rising on a whole and that Asian influence on the world will greatly increase over this century.
With China and India leading the pack, Asia is on the rise. I repeat, Asia is on the rise.
Where does that leave the United States?
That is another story for another time.
On a closing note, I would like to recommend a book called The Post American World by Fareed Zakaria. When I went to Singapore about a month ago, I had the option to shop, shop, and shop. But instead, I spent about five hours at the Kinokuniya book store in Takashimaya in the politics section. I ended up buying four political books. One positive effect about moving to Asia is that I am now able to form my own opinions, get more in-the-know about politics and world news, and that I grew up more. This is a good sign.
