U.S. ; World's 2 Biggest Economic Powers Come Face to Face
The Washington Times › May 11, 2011
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When leaders of the world's No. 1 and No. 2 economies get together as they did in Washington this week, people increasingly ask which one is which.
Conservative pundits breathlessly warn that China's fast-growing economy is on the verge of surpassing the U.S. to become No. 1 in a sure sign of U.S. economic decline. Many U.S. voters think that already has happened, according to public opinion polls, though it is not projected to happen for years to come.See the full content of this document
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U.S. ; World's 2 Biggest Economic Powers Come Face to Face
The U.S. remains the world's largest economy by far, with $14.7 trillion in total output last year compared with $6.9 trillion in China, according to the International Monetary Fund.
Yet the irony is that Washington's prescriptions for policy change in Beijing - pressed repeatedly in this week's summit between the superpowers...See the full content of this document
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