VCheng
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This is the same World Bank that opined that 'China will grow old before getting rich'.
The same World Bank that proposed that China relax the 'one child' policy at woman's age of 35 and older starting in 2010, then decreasing that age level by one year annually to reduce the odds of population shock.
The difference between the US and China, and using post WW II US as an example of growth, is that the US never had the 'guns vs butter' problem post WW II, whereas China today have to contend with educating a population that came out poverty imposed by communism, building infrastructures, competing with established major economic powers, and many more issues. Essentially, China have, or will have, a 'guns vs noodles' problem. Assume that China will economically surpassed US, does that guarantee a long term lead ? No. Because of the aging population and the gender imbalance issues created by the 'one child' policy.
Come on, please let them celebrate!
China's demographics will take care of this on its own.