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::Between China's demographic crisis, its various financial crises (property crisis,  high youth unemployment, etc.) and Xi Jinping's "leadership", China is going to see a proverbial train wreck for the country as a whole within 10-15 years. Which is one of the reasons why the essays [[Essay: The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future|The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future]] and [[Essay:Skepticism about China remaining a global power|Skepticism about China remaining a global power]] ring true.  

::Between China's demographic crisis, its various financial crises (property crisis,  high youth unemployment, etc.) and Xi Jinping's "leadership", China is going to see a proverbial train wreck for the country as a whole within 10-15 years. Which is one of the reasons why the essays [[Essay: The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future|The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future]] and [[Essay:Skepticism about China remaining a global power|Skepticism about China remaining a global power]] ring true.  

::And given that Xi is the biggest persecutor of Christians in the world, he most certainly does not have the "mandate from heaven". "In the last few decades, almost all types of major hazards except volcanic eruptions have hit China; these include earthquakes, typhoons, floods, droughts and sandstorms, storm surges, landslides and debris flows, hailstorms, cold waves, heat waves, pests and rodent disease, forest and grassland fires, and red tides."[https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/787561594885965851/pdf/Natural-Disaster-Challenges-in-China-Key-Trends-and-Insights-Learning-from-Experience-Insights-from-China-s-Progress-in-Disaster-Risk-Management.pdf] [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 12:59, December 10, 2024 (EST)

::And given that Xi is the biggest persecutor of Christians in the world, he most certainly does not have the "mandate from heaven". "In the last few decades, almost all types of major hazards except volcanic eruptions have hit China; these include earthquakes, typhoons, floods, droughts and sandstorms, storm surges, landslides and debris flows, hailstorms, cold waves, heat waves, pests and rodent disease, forest and grassland fires, and red tides." (See: [https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/787561594885965851/pdf/Natural-Disaster-Challenges-in-China-Key-Trends-and-Insights-Learning-from-Experience-Insights-from-China-s-Progress-in-Disaster-Risk-Management.pdf Natural Disaster Challenges in China: Key Trends and Insights]). [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 12:59, December 10, 2024 (EST)