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minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 days agoHow was China not a superpower then? They were easily a superpower since before they were backing Vietnam and Korea in our shitty wars with them.
minus-squareMirthfulAlembic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoChina’s GDP was lower than Canada’s. Economic strength is not the only factor of a superpower, but it’s significant. It’s hard to project power effectively without sufficient wealth to fund those efforts.
How was China not a superpower then?
They were easily a superpower since before they were backing Vietnam and Korea in our shitty wars with them.
China’s GDP was lower than Canada’s. Economic strength is not the only factor of a superpower, but it’s significant. It’s hard to project power effectively without sufficient wealth to fund those efforts.