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	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTbILK0fxDY&list=PLCXWoRd2w4U6mc3Qb_bIr4AVKp4-BtDCP&index=1 Demographic Collapse — China's Reckoning]		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTbILK0fxDY&list=PLCXWoRd2w4U6mc3Qb_bIr4AVKp4-BtDCP&index=1 Demographic Collapse — China's Reckoning]
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		+	== Persecution of Christians in China ==
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		+	See: [[Persecution of Christians in China]]

	== Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union and state atheism ==		== Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union and state atheism ==

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 In 2022, the historian [[Niall Ferguson]] indicated that [[China]]'s population is projected to drop by 50-75% by the end of the century.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2vqnpXWM0Y&t=601s Niall Ferguson on the projected drop of China's population in the 21st century]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and fertility rates]]
-A number of leading financial and international politics analysts are taking a pessimistic view about China remaining a global power as is it faces several, serious intractable, economic problems (China is experiencing a very serious real estate crisis:  [[Chinese real estate crisis (2020–present)]]. In January 2024, Chinese equities were mired in a $6 trillion-plus bear-market rout.<ref>[https://archive.ph/LVhCf#selection-4533.0-4533.62 ''US Extends Lead Over China in Race for World’s Biggest Economy''], Bloomberg News, January 25, 2024</ref> China is also experiencing a deflation crisis: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1qLbDu04d0 Why China’s Deflation Crisis is Getting Worse]).<ref>[https://archive.md/hEgDs China's dangerous decline], ''Foreign Affairs'' magazine, December 22, 2022</ref> So the [[Chinese Communist Party]], which enforces state atheism, could lose power if China continues its downward path in terms of economic strength and lose its power over the Chinese people.<ref>[https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2023/09/29/2003806928 Scenario of a collapse of the CCP], ''Taipei Times'', 2023</ref> When the Soviet Union, which had [[state atheism]], collapsed there was a large comeback on religion in the area it formerly occupied (See: [[Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union]]).
+A number of leading financial and international politics analysts are taking a pessimistic view about China remaining a global power as is it faces several, serious intractable, economic problems (China is experiencing a very serious real estate crisis:  [[Chinese real estate crisis (2020–present)]]. In January 2024, Chinese equities were mired in a $6 trillion-plus bear-market rout.<ref>[https://archive.ph/LVhCf#selection-4533.0-4533.62 ''US Extends Lead Over China in Race for World’s Biggest Economy''], Bloomberg News, January 25, 2024</ref> China is also experiencing a deflation crisis: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1qLbDu04d0 Why China’s Deflation Crisis is Getting Worse]).<ref>[https://archive.md/hEgDs China's dangerous decline], ''Foreign Affairs'' magazine, December 22, 2022</ref> So the [[Chinese Communist Party]], which enforces state atheism, could lose power if China continues its downward path in terms of economic strength and lose its power over the Chinese people.<ref>[https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2023/09/29/2003806928 Scenario of a collapse of the CCP], ''Taipei Times'', 2023</ref> When the Soviet Union, which had [[state atheism]], collapsed there was a large comeback of religion in the area it formerly occupied (See: [[Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union]]).
 Razib Khan points out in ''Discover Magazine'', "most [[secular]] nations in the world are those of East Asia, in particular what are often termed “[[Confucianism|Confucian]] societies.” It is likely therefore that the majority of the world’s [[Atheism|atheists]] are actually East Asian."<ref>[http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/11/most-atheists-are-not-white/ Most atheists are not white & other non-fairy tales], Discover magazine</ref> See: [[Asian atheism]] and [[Global atheism]]

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 In 2022, the historian [[Niall Ferguson]] indicated that [[China]]'s population is projected to drop by 50-75% by the end of the century.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2vqnpXWM0Y&t=601s Niall Ferguson on the projected drop of China's population in the 21st century]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and fertility rates]]
-A number of leading financial and international politics analysts are taking a pessimistic view about China remaining a global power as is it faces several, serious intractable, economic problems (China is experiencing a very serious real estate crisis:  [[Chinese real estate crisis (2020–present)]]. In January 2024, Chinese equities were mired in a $6 trillion-plus bear-market rout.<ref>[https://archive.ph/LVhCf#selection-4533.0-4533.62 ''US Extends Lead Over China in Race for World’s Biggest Economy''], Bloomberg News, January 25, 2024</ref> China is also experiencing a deflation crisis: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1qLbDu04d0 Why China’s Deflation Crisis is Getting Worse]).<ref>[https://archive.md/hEgDs China's dangerous decline], ''Foreign Affairs'' magazine, December 22, 2022</ref> So the [[Chinese Communist Party]], which enforces state atheism, could lose power if China continues its downward path in terms of economic strength and its power over the Chinese people.<ref>[https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2023/09/29/2003806928 Scenario of a collapse of the CCP], ''Taipei Times'', 2023</ref> When the Soviet Union, which had [[state atheism]], collapsed there was a large comeback on religion in the area it formerly occupied (See: [[Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union]]).
+A number of leading financial and international politics analysts are taking a pessimistic view about China remaining a global power as is it faces several, serious intractable, economic problems (China is experiencing a very serious real estate crisis:  [[Chinese real estate crisis (2020–present)]]. In January 2024, Chinese equities were mired in a $6 trillion-plus bear-market rout.<ref>[https://archive.ph/LVhCf#selection-4533.0-4533.62 ''US Extends Lead Over China in Race for World’s Biggest Economy''], Bloomberg News, January 25, 2024</ref> China is also experiencing a deflation crisis: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1qLbDu04d0 Why China’s Deflation Crisis is Getting Worse]).<ref>[https://archive.md/hEgDs China's dangerous decline], ''Foreign Affairs'' magazine, December 22, 2022</ref> So the [[Chinese Communist Party]], which enforces state atheism, could lose power if China continues its downward path in terms of economic strength and lose its power over the Chinese people.<ref>[https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2023/09/29/2003806928 Scenario of a collapse of the CCP], ''Taipei Times'', 2023</ref> When the Soviet Union, which had [[state atheism]], collapsed there was a large comeback on religion in the area it formerly occupied (See: [[Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union]]).
 Razib Khan points out in ''Discover Magazine'', "most [[secular]] nations in the world are those of East Asia, in particular what are often termed “[[Confucianism|Confucian]] societies.” It is likely therefore that the majority of the world’s [[Atheism|atheists]] are actually East Asian."<ref>[http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/11/most-atheists-are-not-white/ Most atheists are not white & other non-fairy tales], Discover magazine</ref> See: [[Asian atheism]] and [[Global atheism]]

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 In 2022, the historian [[Niall Ferguson]] indicated that [[China]]'s population is projected to drop by 50-75% by the end of the century.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2vqnpXWM0Y&t=601s Niall Ferguson on the projected drop of China's population in the 21st century]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and fertility rates]]
-A number of leading financial and international politics analysts are taking a pessimistic view about China remaining a global power as is it faces several, serious intractable, economic problems (China is experiencing a very serious real estate crisis:  [[Chinese real estate crisis (2020–present)]]. In January 2024, Chinese equities were mired in a $6 trillion-plus bear-market rout.<ref>[https://archive.ph/LVhCf#selection-4533.0-4533.62 ''US Extends Lead Over China in Race for World’s Biggest Economy''], Bloomberg News, January 25, 2024</ref> China is also experiencing a deflation crisis: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1qLbDu04d0 Why China’s Deflation Crisis is Getting Worse]).<ref>[https://archive.md/hEgDs China's dangerous decline], ''Foreign Affairs'' magazine, December 22, 2022</ref> So the [[Chinese Communist Party]], which enforces state atheism, could lose power if China continues its downward path in terms of economic strength and its power over the Chinese people.
+A number of leading financial and international politics analysts are taking a pessimistic view about China remaining a global power as is it faces several, serious intractable, economic problems (China is experiencing a very serious real estate crisis:  [[Chinese real estate crisis (2020–present)]]. In January 2024, Chinese equities were mired in a $6 trillion-plus bear-market rout.<ref>[https://archive.ph/LVhCf#selection-4533.0-4533.62 ''US Extends Lead Over China in Race for World’s Biggest Economy''], Bloomberg News, January 25, 2024</ref> China is also experiencing a deflation crisis: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1qLbDu04d0 Why China’s Deflation Crisis is Getting Worse]).<ref>[https://archive.md/hEgDs China's dangerous decline], ''Foreign Affairs'' magazine, December 22, 2022</ref> So the [[Chinese Communist Party]], which enforces state atheism, could lose power if China continues its downward path in terms of economic strength and its power over the Chinese people.<ref>[https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2023/09/29/2003806928 Scenario of a collapse of the CCP], ''Taipei Times'', 2023</ref> When the Soviet Union, which had [[state atheism]], collapsed there was a large comeback on religion in the area it formerly occupied (See: [[Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union]]).
 Razib Khan points out in ''Discover Magazine'', "most [[secular]] nations in the world are those of East Asia, in particular what are often termed “[[Confucianism|Confucian]] societies.” It is likely therefore that the majority of the world’s [[Atheism|atheists]] are actually East Asian."<ref>[http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/11/most-atheists-are-not-white/ Most atheists are not white & other non-fairy tales], Discover magazine</ref> See: [[Asian atheism]] and [[Global atheism]]

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 In 2022, the historian [[Niall Ferguson]] indicated that [[China]]'s population is projected to drop by 50-75% by the end of the century.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2vqnpXWM0Y&t=601s Niall Ferguson on the projected drop of China's population in the 21st century]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and fertility rates]]
-A number of leading financial and international politics analysts are taking a pessimistic view about China remaining a global power as is it faces several, serious intractable, economic problems (China is experiencing a very serious real estate crisis:  [[Chinese real estate crisis (2020–present)]]. In January 2024, Chinese equities were mired in a $6 trillion-plus bear-market rout.<ref>[https://archive.ph/LVhCf#selection-4533.0-4533.62 ''US Extends Lead Over China in Race for World’s Biggest Economy''], Bloomberg News, January 25, 2024</ref> China is also experiencing a deflation crisis: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1qLbDu04d0 Why China’s Deflation Crisis is Getting Worse]).<ref>[https://archive.md/hEgDs China's dangerous decline], ''Foreign Affairs'' magazine, December 22, 2022</ref> So the [[Chinese Communist Party]], which enforces state atheism, could lose power if China continues its downward path in terms of economic strength and its power over the Chinese people.[[Globalist]] author [[Peter Zeihan]] said in 2022, "I do not worry about China at all... I don't think that there is going to be a China for much longer."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKFsn8xwQSw Energy at the End of the World | Part 4 | Demographics | Peter Zeihan]</ref>
+A number of leading financial and international politics analysts are taking a pessimistic view about China remaining a global power as is it faces several, serious intractable, economic problems (China is experiencing a very serious real estate crisis:  [[Chinese real estate crisis (2020–present)]]. In January 2024, Chinese equities were mired in a $6 trillion-plus bear-market rout.<ref>[https://archive.ph/LVhCf#selection-4533.0-4533.62 ''US Extends Lead Over China in Race for World’s Biggest Economy''], Bloomberg News, January 25, 2024</ref> China is also experiencing a deflation crisis: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1qLbDu04d0 Why China’s Deflation Crisis is Getting Worse]).<ref>[https://archive.md/hEgDs China's dangerous decline], ''Foreign Affairs'' magazine, December 22, 2022</ref> So the [[Chinese Communist Party]], which enforces state atheism, could lose power if China continues its downward path in terms of economic strength and its power over the Chinese people.
 Razib Khan points out in ''Discover Magazine'', "most [[secular]] nations in the world are those of East Asia, in particular what are often termed “[[Confucianism|Confucian]] societies.” It is likely therefore that the majority of the world’s [[Atheism|atheists]] are actually East Asian."<ref>[http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/11/most-atheists-are-not-white/ Most atheists are not white & other non-fairy tales], Discover magazine</ref> See: [[Asian atheism]] and [[Global atheism]]