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Supplantinf the UK? I think you mean US? The UK's time has has set long ago, and Brexit seems to make sure it will it won't prosper again soon.
by data_maan 4y ago
Supplantinf the UK? I think you mean US?
The UK's time has has set long ago, and Brexit seems to make sure it will it won't prosper again soon.
- defrost 4y agoI meant the British Empire upon which the sun never set .. except, of course, it did post WWII which is relatively recent history in the arc of world history and empires. The connection here, of course, is Hong Kong - the thorn in China's side for a century and the blueprint for long term lease | treaty agreements over territory abroad nailed to China after foreign meddling and Opium Wars, etc. As for the US, sure, they have a global span of ports, ground stations and 'temporary' military occupations | bases as yet not given back - but they and China will be co-existing as globe spanning world powers for some decades to come, much to the chagrin of the "We're Number One" crowd.
- nebula8804 4y agoHow are they going to deal with their demographic collapse?