GALLUP POLL: Americans See China as Economic Leader
Posted on March 5th, 2008 by Michael 
PRINCETON, NJ — This may be a very significant tipping point in American economic history: In a sharp turnaround from eight years ago, Americans no longer believe the United States is the world’s leading economic power. They are now more likely to bestow that mantle on China.
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April 2nd, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Living in Australia I am some what removed from what the average American thinks but what little I do glean from the media the average American like the average Austrailian is a victim of the media. If the economy takes a down turn we are all going to hell in a hand basket, if times are good we are on top of the world. As China develops wages and conditions will increase just as they did in Japan post WW2 to the extent that we saw Japan outsourcing manufacture to Cheaper countries in SE Asia. China may do the same with India. The USA is going through some tough times at the moment therefore this general malaise is understandable