I think what is important is an accurate measure of China's PPP GDP. The ratio between nominal and PPP GDP is just 2 when compared to India at 4-5 times while even Russia is 3-4 times. This suggests that cost of good and services are more expensive in China compared to India Russia and many other countries. I find it hard to believe. The ratio is probably estimated too low. china's PPP GDP should be atleast 3 times bigger than nominal. So, its PPP GDP should be around 55-60 Trillion dollars.For the same MRI scan, it costs $100 in China, $1000 in EU, $10,000 in the US. They are all GDP numbers. This tells you how meanless the GDP number is.
What you say does make sense to a degree-When China was weak"Century of Humiliation " ALL powers even little itty-bitty-shitty powers like Italy,Austro-Hungary, attacked China riding on the coat-tails of greater more predatory powers like Russia,Britain,France,USA hoping to eat the scraps from the table etc.BUT Now it's a different world and China is a global,united superpower in all spheres and NO ONE will attack her like before and we can't/shouldn't go back 200 years to avenge something that can't be readily rectified for no good reason when current geopolitical crises demand our attention and resources so there can never be another "Century of Humiliation"-We Chinese can not relive yesterday and lose our tomorrows and who knows what opportunities tomorrow may bring ..but China has to have a strong,prosperous,healthy,united today to capitalize on those tomorrows.Just read the excellent book on the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese war "The Tide at Sunrise" and see how both Russians/Japanese brutalized/ravaged the Chinese villages in DongBei provinces because despite fighting each other-the Chinese were seen as prey not humans.This is the cost of being,weak,stupid and backwards and disunited.Contrast this with a few years ago when China sent a destroyer/marines and naval supply vessel to rescue Chinese citizens and allied/friendly nations and even overseas Chinese from HK/TW etc-otherwise the murderous factions there will see those helpless Chinese citizens as prey for wholesale murder.rape,kidnapping,robbery with impunity ,all the old evils when China was weak-were deterred by strength.May China/Chinese grow even more stronger,more prosperous more united.I agree with your assessments, but the good relations with Russia is only surface level. Remember that Russia is one of the colonisers during the century of humiliation and committed crimes against humanity against us, why should all these crimes be forgotten? they literally still hold our lands, and so does many ex-soviet countries. Balkanised outer mongolia from us, and the original creator of ETIM terrorist movement back when they invaded sinkiang.
I agree, but as I said, I am talking very far into the future. Maybe even multiple centuries even.
But the main idea here is that their crimes should never be forgotten, just like what the French and British did to us, and of course Japan. What makes them so special that their crimes should be forgotten? They took the most lands from us out of anyone.
US sends three warships near Venezuela coast
The deployment comes as the Trump administration steps up pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, doubling its bounty to $50 million earlier this month on drug charges against the leftist strongman.
The three Aegis-class guided missile destroyers are heading to the waters off Venezuela, the US source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
US media reported that Washington was also planning to send 4,000 Marines to the region.
Washington, which does not recognize Maduro's past two election victories, accuses him of leading the Cartel de los Soles ("Cartel of the Suns") cocaine trafficking gang.
The Treasury Department gave the group a special terrorist designation last month, accusing it of supporting the Tren de Aragua and Sinaloa drug cartels, which were labeled foreign terrorist organizations earlier this year.
The White House said on Tuesday that Trump would use "every element" to stop drug trafficking, when asked about the possibility of US boots on the ground in Venezuela.
"President Trump has been very clear and consistent, he's prepared to use every element of American power to stop drugs from flooding into our country and to bring those responsible to justice," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Leavitt described the Venezuelan government as a "narco-terror cartel."
"And Maduro, it is the view of this administration, is not a legitimate president, he is a fugitive head of this cartel who has been indicted in the United States for trafficking drugs into this country," she added.
Maduro said on Monday that he would be deploying 4.5 million militia members across Venezuela in response to US "threats."
Maduro… accuses him of leading the Cartel de los Soles ("Cartel of the Suns") cocaine trafficking gang.
The Treasury Department gave the group a special terrorist designation last month
The White House said on Tuesday that Trump would use "every element" to stop drug trafficking, when asked about the possibility of US boots on the ground in Venezuela.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt described the Venezuelan government as a "narco-terror cartel."
The term Sinkiang,Nanking,Peking is the old Wades-Gillies pronounciation of the Chinese names actually based on Cantonese dialect(I speak it) and not today's modern Standard Mandarin with PinYin -I believe these new members are indian IT BJP mud/shit disturbers hoping to cause a flame war - Russia vs ChinaThat is a nonsense point. Sinkiang is the most appropriate name when I had multiple times referred to the , which is the correct name at that time. This just proves my authenticity more than not.
I wouldn't have an issue if the history with them wasn't so bad against us. Not to mention the current day territories.
Any mainlander who uses "Sinkiang" or "Peking" would have to be over 80, because younger than that had WW2, then Cultural Revolution, and during this period and afterwards the modern romanization system would be used in education on the mainland.That is a nonsense point. Sinkiang is the most appropriate name when I had multiple times referred to the , which is the correct name at that time. This just proves my authenticity more than not.
I wouldn't have an issue if the history with them wasn't so bad against us. Not to mention the current day territories.
The term Sinkiang,Nanking,Peking is the old Wades-Gillies pronounciation of the Chinese names actually based on Cantonese dialect(I speak it) and not today's modern Standard Mandarin with PinYin -I believe these new members are indian IT BJP mud/shit disturbers hoping to cause a flame war - Russia vs China
Any mainlander who uses "Sinkiang" or "Peking" would have to be over 80, because younger than that had WW2, then Cultural Revolution, and during this period and afterwards the modern romanization system would be used in education on the mainland.
Alot like the pompous idiots who annoint themselves "vishwaguru"-after so many losses recently these turds come here hoping to cause trouble-but we see right through you BTW why don't you idiots try to undo your own 1000 years plus of subjugation-start now.Anyone who declares themselves an "expert" by way of their username (e.g. @Expert1324) is almost certainly, pardon my language, full of shit, and anything but an expert.![]()
The RMB at current exchange rate is about 3x undervalued comparing to the USD when purchasing goods, and a lot more for services, except housing. But there is no real estate taxes in China, so it is hard to compare.I think what is important is an accurate measure of China's PPP GDP. The ratio between nominal and PPP GDP is just 2 when compared to India at 4-5 times while even Russia is 3-4 times. This suggests that cost of good and services are more expensive in China compared to India Russia and many other countries. I find it hard to believe. The ratio is probably estimated too low. china's PPP GDP should be atleast 3 times bigger than nominal. So, its PPP GDP should be around 55-60 Trillion dollars.