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crimethink

4th December 2014, 03:43 PM

The Chinese economy just overtook the United States economy to become the largest in the world. For the first time since Ulysses S. Grant was president, America is not the leading economic power on the planet.

https://secure.marketwatch.com/story/its-official-america-is-now-no-2-2014-12-04

(that's 137 years ago)

crimethink

4th December 2014, 03:45 PM

http://jollypeople.com/files/2008/11/change-we-can-believe-in.jpg

Yes, American fools, you did ask for this.

crimethink

4th December 2014, 03:56 PM

For those who want to prepare for the future, a couple of resources, both premium and free:

http://www.rosettastone.com/learn-chinese

http://www.chinese-tools.com/learn/chinese