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Originally Posted by Captain Nemo
I don't think you should underestimate the Chinese. They might not match the USA militarily but economically they are coming up fast. It wouldn't surprise me if within the next 5-10 years they become a member of the top industrialised nations making the G8 the G9.
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China should already be in the G8. Politics alone placed Russia in it's slot.
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With regard to pollution, I think the USA does badly on this front by contributing 33% of the worlds CO2 emissions and the US Federal government seems to be dragging it's feet on combating the problem.
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Yep. Same old, same old from Washington. It doesn't seem to matter who is in charge either.