[kbart]

Heh, again China 'collapses', such articles keep coming for ~20 years now, yet it's only getting stronger. If I had to bet my money, I would bet that China will outlast any current major power and USA is in much more dangerous position stabbing long time allies in the backs, isolating itself and monkey for a president.

[ddebernardy]

FWIW, if some reports are anything to go by (see e.g. [1]), and indeed China itself (see e.g. [2]), China has an enormous (and growing) pile of bad debt. If true, things could get very ugly when the bubble pops.

[1]: http://carnegieendowment.org/chinafinancialmarkets/75355

[2]: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2017-10-20/china-must-guard-aga...

[phobosdeimos]

China has been around for what? Three thousand years? Its not going anywhere. Even at its lowest point under Mao it still exerted enough influence to counter the Soviet and US political domination of Asia.