The International Economy And China
The People Republic of China (PRC) is a leading and a serious competitor when it comes to the era of recession against the United States of America. With China being the major creditor of the US, and Joe Biden the finance minister of United States of America, visiting the state of China first after the hint of recession, it spelled out loud and clear that the next superpower or the upper hand in the economies of the nation could be steered clear by the China, the famous book, Uprising by George Magnus quotes on this shady fact by rising some uncomfortable questions depending on the nature of the emerging economies such China and India and the participation of these so - called nations have in the next Century.
The belief that the global system is an unpredictable game is so swaggered in the minds of economists that it was given rise to hope in some minds and disappointment in some others. The impeding and impending recession seems to have little effect to the Asian markets which now have an alternate option - China!
However, Magnus lays out several facts that counter the hope of Millions on China and he says that the China led world is practically impractical given to the global warming, and worsening of demographics, not to mention the currency imbalances!
He however continues to launch down his arsenal of reasons on financial disquiet blaming the entire scenario on China. It's no big secret that China is the world's biggest creditor, drawing his arguments from this he pins that China has in fact contributed to the global financial meltdown by providing liquidity to the already slipping nation. This has prompted, accelerated the borrowings by the West, looking at this drastic story from the other side, we may see that China is not financially sound as it appears and the percentage of the next generation who have to be the pillars of the next generation of China, seem to be growing old, which he reasons to the one child policy of China.
However his claims and views aren't shared by many. Policy makers and the financial advisors from the West have seen the integration of the Chinese in international economy as a warning sign. The integration which was minimal till 1980s have now accelerated partly because of Communism and the acquisition of large number of private production plants from abroad.
Though there is a reason to worry about the implications of the strategies laid out by the Chinese, particularly the investment strategies and the heavy hand of public sectors that amount to 98% of the banking systems. The fear of world dominance is uncalled for as in this vast expanse of time the world has seen the rise and fall of many economic empires. The best example would be that of Japan, which as of that time was feared during 1980s that it could tip the balances of the scale and conquer the globe, the financial authors so far have kept a check!
