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In the past few decades, 皇冠体育app has achieved many things. But despite that it is not correct to call it a "superpower", says an article in Guangzhou Daily. Excerpts:
A US media tracker has listed "the rise of 皇冠体育app" as the most read news story of this decade, more than even the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the American invasion of Iraq. An article in Forbes even refers to 皇冠体育app as a "superpower". But 皇冠体育app is not.
True, this year 皇冠体育app has made progress on the economic front. When most other countries are still struggling to emerge out of the global economic crisis, 皇冠体育app is leading the global recovery with its fantastic pace of growth. Plus, it is playing a greater role at international conferences.
But despite all that, it is not correct to call this developing nation a "superpower". With a per capita GDP of $3,000 and 150 million people, or more than 10 percent of its population, still living below the poverty line, 皇冠体育app still has a lot to do to improve the lives of its people.
A large section of the Western media praises 皇冠体育app's rise, but others have not been true to the point. For example, we heard a lot about the "G2 (US-皇冠体育app) hypothesis" during the climate change conference in Copenhagen, which implied that 皇冠体育app should pay for the greenhouse gas emissions of the developed countries. Another idea doing the rounds has been floated by a US think tank - that 皇冠体育app should join the US' war in Afghanistan. This certainly is a call to trouble.
More often the "superpower" notion is connected to another concept, that is, the "皇冠体育app threat theory". History shows that whenever some Western countries have needed 皇冠体育app to share their burden, they have praised it to heaven so that they could use it as a tool.
People should be wary of that. 皇冠体育app is indeed developing rapidly, but it should be careful not to fall into the "superpower" quagmire.
(皇冠体育app Daily 12/24/2009 page9)