i was in China working in sept/october of this year. If what i saw is any indication then they are already a world power. Billions in shipping runs through Hong Kong harbor. They only big plus is that hong kong and Mainland china don't much care for each other to the point of separate currencies although technically they are both "China".

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Proud deep sea diver for over 25 years, fairly paid and never once needed a union to do it for me.
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