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[[File:United States flag in the wind.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The United States will likely be the strongest country for the foreseeable future and this is due to the strengths of the USA and partly due to the weaknesses of China and Russia.
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See: [[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]] ]]

'''Question:''' Are you a hyper Sinophile and a hyper Russophile? 

I have news for you. The USA being better than China and Russia is an incredibly low bar for Americans to jump over!  For details, please see the essays below. 

== The United States ==

*[[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]]
*[[Essay: The USA has one of the highest labor productivity rates in the world - significantly higher than both China and Russia|The USA has one of the highest labor productivity rates in the world - significantly higher than both China and Russia]]
*[[Essay: Is the USA an economic powerhouse and juggernaut?|Is the USA an economic powerhouse and juggernaut?]]
*[[Essay: Size of a working age population in a country and its correlation with national GNP in advanced economies. The ability of the United States to attract some of the best and brightest workers in the world|Size of a working age population in a country and its correlation with national GNP in advanced economies. The ability of the United States to attract some of the best and brightest workers in the world]]
*[[Essay: Top 12 reasons why people are flocking to the USA and leaving the corrupt, authoritarian countries of China and Russia|Top 12 reasons why people are flocking to the USA and leaving the corrupt, authoritarian countries of China and Russia]]
*[[Essay: Isolationalism is growing in the United States. Is this a good thing?| Isolationalism is growing in the United States. Is this a good thing?]]
*[[Essay: The USA is outproducing Russia and Saudi Arabia in oil production. The best is yet to come|The USA is outproducing Russia and Saudi Arabia in oil production. The best is yet to come]]
*[[Essay: The USA can reduce its national debt. It has done it before|The USA can reduce its national debt. It has done it before]]
*[[Essay: The citizens of the United States are happier than the citizens of Russia and China. USA! USA! USA!|The citizens of the United States are happier than the citizens of Russia and China. USA! USA! USA!]]
*[[Essay: The U.S. Navy is the most powerful navy in the world|The U.S. Navy is the most powerful navy in the world]]
*[[Essay: Gold reserves by country. The USA is still golden!|Gold reserves by country. The USA is still golden!]]
*[[Essay: The USA will become bigger, better and stronger than ever before! Russia and China will not! USA! USA! USA!|The USA will become bigger, better and stronger than ever before! Russia and China will not! USA! USA! USA!]] - Humor

== China ==
[[File:Flag of the PRC.png|thumbnail|right|310px|The flag of communist [[China]].]]

[[China]]'s economy is facing a number of serious challenges, including: 

*[[Chinese real estate crisis (2020–present)]]: A real estate crisis has left developers in ruins, with unsold apartments, failed investments, and huge debts. The property crisis has also affected consumer confidence and local governments' ability to generate funds. 

*Slowing growth: China's economy is slowing down, with GDP growth falling behind the government's target. Measures of consumption, factory output, and investment have all slowed more than expected. 

*Unemployment: Unemployment is rising, with the urban youth unemployment rate reaching 17.1% in July 2024. See: [[Youth unemployment in China]]

*Massive Debt: China's debt hangover is a result of years of inefficient stimulus spending. "Since 2021, the debt-to-GDP has climbed by almost 30 percentage points to 310% of GDP in the second quarter of 2024 — and is set to climb further to 312% by the end of this year, according to Morgan Stanley." ([https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/16/chinas-local-government-debt-problems-are-a-hidden-drag-on-economic-growth.html#:~:text=Since%202021%2C%20the%20debt%2Dto,year%2C%20according%20to%20Morgan%20Stanley. China Economy: China’s local government debt problems are a hidden drag on economic growth], 2024). 

*Consumer confidence: Consumer confidence is sagging, with consumers becoming more frugal. 

*Aging population: China's population is aging rapidly. 

*Protectionism: President Xi Jinping has provoked a protectionist response from the United States. 

Many experts believe that China's economic growth is barely growing at all and that the Chinese Communist Party is publishing fictious statistics indicating that it is growing. The government is aiming for economic growth of around 5% for 2024, but many analysts believe this target is unrealistic.

'''Articles:'''

*[[Essay:Skepticism about China remaining a global power|Skepticism about China remaining a global power]]

*[[Essay: It's time to be very bearish about China's long-term economy|It's time to be very bearish about China's long-term economy]]

*[[Essay: The rising rule of communist idiocracy in China|The rising rule of communist idiocracy in China]]

*[[Essay: Communist China’s quixotic quest to innovate: A statist economy can’t make creativity greatly blossom|Communist China’s quixotic quest to innovate: A statist economy can’t make creativity greatly blossom]]

*[[Essay: Donald Trump, who is favored to win the 2024 presidential election, wants to hammer China with high tariffs|Donald Trump, who is favored to win the 2024 presidential election, wants to hammer China with high tariffs]]

*[[Essay: The chance that that China's GDP will one day overtake that of the US is declining|The chance that that China's GDP will one day overtake that of the US is declining]]

*[[Essay: China has a labor productivity rate that is a WHOLE LOT LOWER than the labor productivity rate of the USA|China has a labor productivity rate that is a WHOLE LOT LOWER than the labor productivity rate of the USA]]

*[[Essay: China's promotion of the transexual agenda in the USA|China's promotion of the transexual agenda in the USA]]

*[[Essay: Is there anything more fragile than an economy run by communists - especially one that has the cult of personality surrounding Xi Jinping?|Is there anything more fragile than an economy run by communists - especially one that has the cult of personality surrounding Xi Jinping?]]

== Russia ==
[[File:Vladimir Putin in KGB uniform.jpg|thumbnail|right|225px|[[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin]] in a [[KGB]] uniform.
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See also: [[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian]] ]]

*[[Essay: Why I am not bullish on Russia's future|Why I am not bullish on Russia's future]]

*[[Essay: Russia has the 2nd highest rate of alcoholism in the world|Russia has the 2nd highest rate of alcoholism in the world]]

*[[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian]]

*[[Essay: Russian war crimes in Ukraine|Russian war crimes in Ukraine]]

*[[Essay: Russia's neo-Nazi problem belies one of Putin's rationales for the war in Ukraine|Russia's neo-Nazi problem belies one of Putin's rationales for the war in Ukraine]]

*[[Essay: Low labor productivity is one of the most acute and important problems facing Russia|Low labor productivity is one of the most acute and important problems facing Russia]]

*[[Essay: The future of Russia. The kings of wishful thinking versus a more realistic scenario|The future of Russia. The kings of wishful thinking versus a more realistic scenario]]

*[[Essay: Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse|Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse]]

*[[Essay: Russia getting pummeled in wars in Russian history that hyper Russophiles will not tell you about|Russia getting pummeled in wars in Russian history that hyper Russophiles will not tell you about]]

*[[Essay: China's economic decline will contribute to Russia's decline|China's economic decline will contribute to Russia's decline]]

*[[Essay: Russia's economy and gas and oil profits will be BADLY damaged when China's economy declines|Russia's economy and gas and oil profits will be BADLY damaged when China's economy declines]]

*[[Essay: The war in Ukraine and Western sanctions will significantly hurt the Russian economy|The war in Ukraine and Western sanctions will significantly hurt the Russian economy]]

*[[Essay: Russia's economy will enter a long-term decline|Russia's economy will enter a long-term decline]]

*[[Essay: Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?|Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?]]

*[[Essay: Russia has the 3rd highest rate of divorce in the world.|Russia has the 3rd highest rate of divorce in the world]]

*[[Essay: Is Vladimir Putin a beacon of family values or a complete failure in this matter?|Is Vladimir Putin a beacon of family values or a complete failure in this matter?]]

*[[Essay: Is Vladimir Putin a manchild or a macho genius?|Is Vladimir Putin a manchild or a macho genius?]]

*[[Essay: Search results for "Russia demographics crisis" using the Russian search engine Yandex and Google Scholar. Fanatical Russophiles weep for Mother Russia who has a low fertility rate that is far below a replacement level of births|Search results for "Russia demographics crisis" using the Russian search engine Yandex and Google Scholar. Fanatical Russophiles weep for Mother Russia who has a low fertility rate that is far below a replacement level of births]]

*[[Essay: Do you strongly believe in gun rights? Don't move to Russia!|Do you strongly believe in gun rights? Don't move to Russia!]]

*[[Essay: Nordsteam pipelines being sabotaged and Putin failing to play politics several moves ahead on the politics chess board|Nordsteam pipelines being sabotaged and Putin failing to play politics several moves ahead on the politics chess board]]

*[[Essay: Doomsday phobias - including nucleomituphobia caused by Russian threats to use a nuclear bomb|Doomsday phobias - including nucleomituphobia caused by Russian threats to use a nuclear bomb]]

*[[Essay: Russian Statistics Service indicates that 22.6 percent of Russian households aren't connected to a sewer system|Essay: Russian Statistics Service indicates that 22.6 percent of Russian households aren't connected to a sewer system]] 

*[[Essay: Vladimir Putin understimates small opponents - big time!|Vladimir Putin understimates small opponents - big time!]] - Humor

*[[Essay: There is no evidence that Vladimir Putin plays chess|There is no evidence that Vladimir Putin plays chess]] - Humor

*[[Essay: Why a Westerner falling for Russian propaganda is like a man who is seduced by a corrupt 300 pound woman|Why a Westerner falling for Russian propaganda is like a man who is seduced by a corrupt 300 pound woman]] - Humor

== General international politics essays ==

*[[Essay: Why wars and hyper-militarism often make a country weaker|Why wars and hyper-militarism often make a country weaker]]
*[[Essay: The myth of multipolarity. What do the terms unipolar, bipolar and multipolar mean as far as international relations?|The myth of multipolarity. What do the terms unipolar, bipolar and multipolar mean as far as international relations?]]
*[[Essay: The so-called multipolar world is often mere Chinese propaganda and public relations|The so-called multipolar world is often mere Chinese propaganda and public relations]]
*[[Essay: Why did so many self-declared international relations experts miserably fail concerning their multipolar fantasy?|Why did so many self-declared international relations experts miserably fail concerning their multipolar fantasy?]]
*[[Essay: What drives Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin?|What drives Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin?]]
*[[Essay: Why has the West been so successful?|Why has the West been so successful?]]
*[[Essay: Why the corrupt, authoritarian regimes of China and Russia are losing their long term competitive edge relative to the USA|Why the corrupt, authoritarian regimes of China and Russia are losing their long term competitive edge relative to the USA]]
*[[Essay: Slow and steady growth over the long term via capitalism and the rule of law versus short-sighted authoritarian economic growth that is costly to the long term economy|Slow and steady growth over the long term via capitalism and the rule of law versus short-sighted authoritarian economic growth that is costly to the long term economy]]
*[[Essay: December 2021 was a pivotal moment in the future of global politics for decades to come|December 2021 was a pivotal moment in the future of global politics for decades to come]]
*[[Essay: American and Western triumphalism or a realistic appraisal of world affairs?|American and Western triumphalism or a realistic appraisal of world affairs?]]
*[[Essay: Attention anti-American hyper Russophiles/Sinophiles. Time is not on your side|Attention anti-American hyper Russophiles/Sinophiles. Time is not on your side]]
*[[Essay: The 2023 BRICS Summit was a bunch of hoopla. We still don't live in a multipolar world.|The 2023 BRICS Summit was a bunch of hoopla. We still don't live in a multipolar world.]]
*[[Essay: The wreck of the HMS Multipolar World Fantasy|The wreck of the HMS Multipolar World Fantasy]] - Humor
*[[Essay: The anti-Christianity Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Joseph Stalin and Xi Jinping have opposed homosexuality so this isn't a very high moral bar for China and Russia to clear|The anti-Christianity Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Joseph Stalin and Xi Jinping have opposed homosexuality so this isn't a very high moral bar for China and Russia to clear]]

== War in Ukraine ==

*[[Essay: How long will the war in Ukraine last and what will its likely outcomes will be? A prediction on its outcomes|How long will the war in Ukraine last and what will its likely outcomes will be? A prediction on its outcomes]]

*[[Essay: February 2022 might prove to be a pivotal moment in the future of global politics|February 2022 might prove to be a pivotal moment in the future of global politics]]

*[[Essay: Doomsday phobias - including nucleomituphobia caused by Russian threats to use a nuclear bomb|Doomsday phobias - including nucleomituphobia caused by Russian threats to use a nuclear bomb]]

*[[Essay: The SPECIFIC MONTH OF APRIL 2022 was not a pivotal point in politics that will affect politics for 30 years|The SPECIFIC MONTH OF APRIL 2022 was not a pivotal point in politics that will affect politics for 30 years]]

*[[Essay: Why exceedingly few people in the world endlessly obsess about the date of April 9, 2020|Why exceedingly few people in the world endlessly obsess about the date of April 9, 2020]]

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