Rise of China:a Return to the Natural Order of Things | Malcolm Turnbull | TEDxYouth@TheScotsCollege

[@nepaleseaustralian000]

1979 China - 2019 China 🇨🇳 40 Years : Zero to Hero . Hard Work . Passion . Commitment . Determination . Vision .

[@patrickchan8237]

Learned fellows, Malcolm Turnbull fair in his speech. Another respectable Australian is Kelvin Rudd, ex-Aussie PM, has offered fair view on China. Applause.

[@cks2020693]

Good to see a western scholar talks about China that actually knows about China

[@EvaExplores-x2x]

China has been one of the strongest country in the world every other centuries in human history, so it is returning to the natural order of things.

[@beastmode8203]

8 years have passed LOL and look how bad things have got.

[@EvaExplores-x2x]

@@beastmode8203 u literally counting years when it’s just a drop in the bucket in chinese timeline. I know ur country is probably short lived compared to China but u don’t have to be this petty.

[@beastmode8203]

@@EvaExplores-x2x the only one that's being petty is you thinking that the age of a country matters in this China can't wait we won't let them wait we will make sure it happens.

[@EvaExplores-x2x]

@@beastmode8203 who is we? U on the frontline? Haha 😂

[@beastmode8203]

@@EvaExplores-x2x oh I will definitely go to the front lines without question. We're going to go to war, laugh it up but you won't be laughing when the nukes fly.

[@GoForward89]

China has past 2000 years of history sailed to different continents and never once conquered any nations and was a friendly big nation that embraces trade with any nations that wanted to. In contrast, the Western World, conquered and created wars over 200 times in just under 200 years. So who is the threat now.. may i ask ?

[@interkulturale]

That's NOT true at all, China is bullying every nation under or near her sphere of influence... just look at what is happening in Hong Kong right now! Is a shame!

[@soldronning2842]

@@interkulturale are you testing intelligence of people that they can't differentiate lies/ facts? Interesting.

[@stephenchao997]

@@interkulturale Any war? Sanctions? Occupation?

[@Joseph-me6nv]

Fabiano WTF are you even talking about dude?You need education

[@ivanli4660]

Fabiano I live in HK. I dont see it that way. Most of HK still embrace the China as our motherland. It is only a small group of radical rioters rocking HK.

[@Mokidd94]

I want China to be number one economy in the world.

[@meis]

Already did since December 2014. China overtakes US as world’s largest economy /watch?v=U_uoCDo6PXs&index=21&list=PL86D49C9244FD378C

[@umedavk2011]

+Mokidd94 Do remember that the West is democratic. China is not and never has been.

[@meis]

Zionist JewAmerica = 2 party dictatorship And India is the world's largest failed democrazy country. I'm so in awe. "Its real name is called Chinese Ruling Party aka benevolent Authoritarian State Capitalism (left-wing nationalism) with mercantilism, not Chinese Communist Party. It's the upgraded/modernized version of old "Imperial Examination 科举", emphasize on meritocracy. Socialism with Chinese characteristics = 科举. China is keeping the tradition alive, and it has survived for 5000 years or more, and is one of the oldest continuing civilizations. You do not know the secrets and the beauties of China's system."

[@umedavk2011]

+ying ~ That's interesting but I still prefer living in the West because of all the freedoms we enjoy.

[@Mikaelson2023]

+Mokidd94 let us wait and see

[@waikwanyiu3992]

I’m so surprised to see that the Prime Minister of Australia knows so much about Chinese history as he mentioned the Chinese history ranging from Ming Dynasty to the founding of the PRC without difficulty.

[@bluewrenreilly4414]

What a great educational speech that was ,well thought out and simply and beautifully presented. So proud of our new Prime Minister may he continue to grow and prosper.

[@umedavk2011]

I fully agree!

[@Alex-iw8tz]

+bluewren “bluewren8” Reilly Very practical..非常务实！

[@LJY08]

I just wish he'd stop kissing up to the US. And yes I agree, it's a very educational and well presented speech - he just needs to take his Cabinet with him, and the conservatives won't like the shift away from America. They're the problem, not Turnbull. I don't know how he's going to manage it.

[@MikhailKalashnikovMiG]

It's kind of sad how American influence has led to the spread of Sinophobia within Western nations. China has never pursued a unilateral approach, America on the other hand, spends billions deposing democratically elected foreign leaders to install puppets in their pursuit of unilateralism. Perhaps people need to stop fearing the Chinese and learn a thing of two from them. The world should embrace globalism and cooperation; we need to stop fearing one another and actually start working together.

[@CynthiaAvishegnath-watch]

blah blah blah the usual anti-American drivel dribble said for the sake of being sake with no basic meaning to what is being said.

[@thethinker4185]

China is the most ambitious, aggressive, oppressive and cunning nation in the world!

[@skychaos87]

Fox Back China is only shown to be such by the western media but the history suggest otherwise and in fact, suggest the west to be even worst. Opium war, eight nation alliance, genocide in America and Australia and colonization on many parts of the world. Has any other countries done worst than the west?

[@chenyangxu8619]

Fox Back for examples? Did we ever go out and bomb other nations?

[@homaisen1585]

@@thethinker4185 Oppressive? Have we oppressed your people any time in modern history? Or Did we cunned your country in modern history? If i recall it right, Western civilization taught us Chinese about rationality and speaking with proof. And yet, you yourself abandon this scientific way of commenting things.

[@alcheung405]

I'm so glad to hear the comments from an Australian who is honest and objective!

[@tclinn2909]

In short China is merely regaining lost market share.

[@MartinetWorks]

Zhen Ge discovered the world in 1423. You should read the book. I'm Spanish and assuming that China will be the most powerful country in the near future. We shall respect it, due to its peaceful policy as humanity.

[@lemontreevery]

Thank you

[@ezlive8781]

Thanks for the good speech and very fare comments about the rise of China. China, The essential part of Chinese philosophy and culture is peace. This can be easily learned from the idea and history of the Great Wall. With the rise of China, China will only contribute peace and welfare to the whole world in a peaceful and respectful way.

[@Mjganny]

Given that the number of civil wars in China dwarfs that of any other country in the world, I fail to see your point.

[@Ken49169]

+Ganny 94, kid it's too sophisticated for you to understand.

[@Mjganny]

Ken not an argument.

[@Ken49169]

Ganny 94 Glad you can understand simple matter.

[@Mjganny]

Glad you agree with me about your shortcomings.

[@michaelchen9545]

Impressed by his insight and esp the quote of Mao's sentence in Chinese^.^

[@salahuddinjalal4030]

Excellent over view of China.Would request more contributions by Malcolm Turnbull

[@yanmuruo]

Let's invite Turnbull to do another speech now

[@frankwong561]

This is rational speak. China's rising comes from its huge population, land and traditional value. Some criticism has no any reason, with "special" political purpose.

[@sebastianmelmoth685]

Traditional values? What a joke. Culture, the family unit, religion, and social values have been utterly destroyed in China. Someone gets robbed in the street - people just stare. An old woman dies on the pavement - they walk over her dead body (while texting on their phone). I have seen this with my own eyes.

[@cool_things_collection]

@@sebastianmelmoth685 Lol, which world are you living in? I don't think you have ever been to China. Otherwise you probably have some mental disorder

[@RonzigtheWizard]

Sadly now in 2020 Australia has adapted the American aggression against China. I don't know if Malcolm Turnbull Is in politics but thinkers like him are really needed if Australia doesn't want to join America in its decline. Australia is in a great position to be a peace maker and peace maker rather than follow the American lead into aggression and isolation. Australia simply can't afford the American style of bellicose against China. America mainly because of its never ending wars and monstrous upswing of wealth to the richest people in the world while the middle class has been pushed down into poverty and isolationism has condemned itself to collapse. Australia could and should be the key to a peaceful world but instead is eating up American exceptionalism and propaganda. Australia by becoming the link to a peaceful negotiator to bring America and China together with mutually beneficial Trade policies while doing as China does and leave internal policies to the countries they deal with them. By seeking to force countries all over the world to adopt American style on them is making enemies all over the world. America is not and never has been a democracy; its an oligarchy with false elections that are only allowed to run candidates that the Oligarchy approves. They call their politics democracy but there is no resemblance to democracy in America.

[@ikongchin3088]

AMERICAN democracy = HYPOCRISY this is the TRUTH .

[@EricLatios]

yes but China is covertly working to undermine Australia through politics, business, education, cyberspace and more so if you think being peacekeeper to China is good ideal you might as well sell yourself out along with the Pacific nations.

[@NeMayful]

What an insightful video to watch again in 2020.

[@benyeo8008]

A very fair and balance view from ex PM Australia 🦘.

[@umedavk2011]

An excellent speech by a thoughtful, and statesman-like, PM.

[@1809steph]

Excellent speech 👍👍👍👍👍👍 . Mr. Thurnbull ‘s insights are exceptional and phenomenal . He has good foresight , a sense of history and an understanding that the West would want to take note of .

[@hitenshukla8536]

He made a good point. "Return" to glory, not rise..

[@AG-GA]

What an insightful video to watch in 2021.

[@karenwongify]

A bitter humiliation ....What a comment in a global language!

[@兔快跑]

Countries rise and down , even gone/ But china is alway there in the past 2000 years. Where is Rom? It's a long run/ we just need to do nothing and win in the end/

[@oceannpines1022]

there is alot of truth in what you say. But, the policies China chooses greatly affect its prosperity - look at the difference between the many years of harm done before china opened up to trade n the 70's... China needs to do much more than do 'nothing', it needs to continue expanding trade and reducing its tariff & subsidy policies which hurt china most

[@Mjganny]

China has gone through so many dynasties. Some of them were even foreign subjugated. China has changed a lot more than you think. Rome fell only in name. It's culture and beliefs are still widely held today. The West cares about results rather than name.

[@兔快跑]

Ocean n Pines agree.

[@兔快跑]

Ganny 94 yeah. China changs a lot. But in the past 2000 years, we used the same language. Respect Confucius. We had a continuous history, culture. Of course It's not just in name.

[@Mjganny]

张康乐 But Mao already destroyed Confucianism.

[@teoliansengify]

Good and fair interpretation from Ex Pm.

[@SportZFan4L1fe]

Turnbull Comparing a 200+ year old Country to a 5,000+ year old CIVILIZATION.

[@joetaylor5803]

The US is founded on classical Greece 2700 + years ago

[@zweibo]

@@joetaylor5803 hahaha, have you graduate high school

[@zweibo]

@@joetaylor5803 hahaha, have you graduate high school

[@jedamaster1334]

@@joetaylor5803 No US is founded by Captain America and Ironman, haha so funny.

[@一个说话大声的中国人]

Because Americans conquered the weak native American Indians and sold opium to weak China, the US is the most civilized and greatest nation on Earth. The very definition of human civilization is about conquering other nations, especially conquering the weak nations, and staying away from the strong, like China now. The USA will humiliate China once again as soon as China becomes weak.

[@truthinsideralWays]

Fark mate. Malcolm Turnbull is a pretty stand up guy. He talks truth and sense. I feel sorry for him when he was prime minister.

[@benbow7998]

Democracy comes second when there is no food on the table

[@aaronfawcett9911]

He is the most popular politician in Australia on all polls within the last half decade. He is amazing and will hopefully be our Prime Minister one day

[@garrycoleman8537]

Scot Morrison has put an end to Australia been so open and dealing with China!!! Wish we had Turnbull back in power he made more sense!

[@valerieosborne]

What China has bought us, they own so much here including a 99 year lease on a large Port.

[@Deandzzzzzz]

@@valerieosborneYES leased to China. That means Australia gets paid. This trade goes both ways. Simply bashing China leads to nowhere. Instead Australia just needs to be more careful doing business with China without putting itself at potential risks.

[@weisun8945]

I am extremely surprised by such a rational speech about China given by this Australian politician, even more surprised about the huge contrast of his hysteria anti China attitude when he was elected as prime minister. This video was recorded in 2012. Same person, only over three years, what caused the change? His political position changed. If this is how a Western political system (often being labelled equally as democratic system), is that really a good system as western politicians advocate. I have seen so many cases in western countries, in malcolm's case, it is particularly shocking

[@stranger777]

I was wondering why Malcolm was able to deliver this speech with such confidence and poise. But then I realised its coz its back before he was Prime Minister. What a con man he turned out to be!

[@TehTr0nik]

Its such a shame that the best TED videos don't have many views

[@elhamrose]

The most amazing and great speech . MalcolmTurnbull great speach👍👍👍👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺TEDx wow 2012 speech

[@michaelng2978]

Back in 2012 this speech was very wise and fair to China rise or return to its position, why is it you react differently during your in power as a prime minister? Why?

[@kriskris4776]

Malcom Turnbull 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@makudoh115]

Find out this guy is the current Australian PM!

[@alantan9863]

Didn't expect Turnbull to be relatively China friendly.

[@richgj88]

I think it is certainly a positive development for Australia and other countries such as; the Phillippines. It makes so much more sense to interact regularly with neighbouring countries rather than being dependent on North America and Europe.

[@puth9034]

A true great Australian Prime Minister talk history fairly and well knowledge of Asia's history.

[@yzhang2008]

Perhaps after some years, people will find it's even freer living in the richest country - China. No need to worry about the ideology for now. It's just the difference on the route of reaching the common goal of humanity.

[@charlottez7989]

To this date, I still can’t remember Morrison’s face in my head, for some reason when mentioning PM, I automatically pictured MT lol 😂

[@leilei383]

Very thorough and well informed speaker. Good analysis.

[@bahasarojak]

While a million Japanese troops were tied down by Nationalist China. The Americans would have suffered significantly heavier casualties in Asia if the Chinese gave up, just as the Germans might not have lost Normandy if the Russians had surrendered. Americans were always latecomers to wars.

[@jimmyzhang0305]

If only the current Morrison government can watch this

[@theAraAra]

Very good talk. I admire how much China has developed since Deng Xiaoping opened up their economy. I wish my country could do something similar. Sure, India is growing, but there are a lot of reforms we need to do if we were to reach their level of GDP. Also, his suggestion that the Chinese govt to increase transparency about their intentions is purely in China's best interest. I don't see any reason for the Chinese commenters here to take offense.

[@BRICSSCO]

Per capital is low because their cost of living is low

[@jtkw]

“Why are we not as good as we should be.” That question has been answered by many a Chinese scholar. It lies in the nature of democracy, which breads terribly inefficient government. It gets worse when democracy is mixed in with a neoliberal capitalist system. Unfortunately, the west is so addicted to the illusion of “democracy as the best and only viable political system.” It behooves the west to shut up for a bit and fixes its own system, rather than incessantly trying to “liberal” other countries to democracy at gunpoint.

[@marcushunter6847]

The fact that India has caste system, political division and ideological clashes of the modernised Indian and the hardcore Hindutva...Will always hinder it to be a revered nation. A country being the richest and most powerful does not mean it is most liked... Both India and China are Unique and they can never be compared with the same scale. May they accept that and learn to live as good neighbors...and you'll see Asia making powerful changes that will benefit the world...

[@walle1999]

did you know the main pact of Tibetans? How there is more than just the Dalai lama? And how the 1959 revolution was opposed by the majority of Tibetan population that didn't worship the Dalai Lama?

[@majorcalvary6515]

My thumbs up Mr PM. I’m not sure it’s because the close proximity of Australia or the frequent interactions with the Chinese. Many Australians AND New Zealanders I’ve met know a lot and not threatened by the Chinese. Sadly to say, much more enlightened than the Americans.

[@kentam5361]

Everybody wants power. Power comes domination. Domination comes possession. Possession comes governing. It is a natural order of things to be reckoned with.

[@netsurfer5436]

ken tam Typical western bullying logic. Not surprised. Study Chinese culture to expand your vision.

[@robertcalamusso4218]

USA wasn’t around in “ Antiquity ~ “. Bogus comparison Apples 🍎 to Oranges 🍊 🇺🇸☮️🇨🇳☮️ 🇦🇺

[@samkeyho4200]

Did you remove the video? I can watch other videos but not this..

[@100-q8v]

Impressive ! backing up your statements with data and evidences . Great job 👏

[@Ralf8624]

Tibet is called "The water towers of Asia" lots of rivers originate from there including Yangtze, Yellow, Mekong, Salween, Brahmaputra, Indus, Sutlej and other. Some estimates put 1.5 billion people depend on that water ,not just in China but lots of South East Asia ; Bangladesh ; India ; Pakistan. So do you really think China will just freely give up such a large and important area of it's own territory.

[@masulnando5886]

10.34那里被剪了...

[@EricLatios]

11:20 this part did not age well

[@beastmode8203]

Lol he was so wrong.

[@123静水丨流深]

The reason for being afraid of one being powerful is that your imagination of having that power is filthy and guilty.

[@kylelucien7632]

Cisneros 123 Jesus you are insightful.

[@netsurfer2680]

Wisdom!

[@syedmaricar9946]

Some people are scratching their heads how these people uncivilised go ahead

[@PeoplesGeneral]

One of the important things that need to happen in the Philippines is to lose that stupid "Colonial Complex"... Then we call all look at ourselves and our Asian brothers to work together for our common prosperity.

[@lemontreevery]

Year 2019 . Yes! Duterte !

[@rossb8633]

This guy is one of the reason China got its grip in Australia . Can you now say the same speech ? China have expanded into a first world nation while enjoying , third world status and benifits if this status .

[@francoisehembert3243]

Business bears responsibility for manufacturing leaving the West: the allure of more profits, new large markets, and low wages to the detriment of workers. Chinese leaders think long term, develop long term plans, and act accordingly.

[@uow513]

Turnbull and his carbinet is doing a fantastic job in balancing between US and China. many take his recent stance against CCP as a decision to shift towards the the traditional ally. However it is nothing but smart bargining techniques. Australia has a lot to gain by simply switch her position between the 2 powers. Congrats to PM Turnbull - one of the smartest politicians in morden Australia.

[@Nyx666x]

the anxiety over China's growth can be seen clearly among some old world US business people, such as Donald Trump. He must tweet about China in a negative way daily :') his egoism is great.

[@syedmaricar9946]

We have stole so much of the world still we are in soup

[@djtan3313]

Mr Turnbull, u r a wise man from d West.

[@NeoStart20]

It’s kind of ironic watching him address the young students and their parents 9 years ago. Since then he became the prime minister by taking down Tony Abbott, and followed by similar fashion, he was replaced by Scott Morrison. A person once in power, couldn’t push through his energy policy, which Australia is still lock of, for too long, because he had to give in to his own party’s right wing to stay in power. He seems to know China okay, only if he wrote his own speech, clearly what Mao said in 1949 burned in his mind, in 2017, he said “Aodaliya renmin zhanqilai - the Australian people stand up”. Let’s watch how Australia’s alliance policy play out in another 9 years. Don’t think a country without an independent foreign policy will do well in the long run. AUKUS, QUAD, nuclear subs, long range missiles, former prime minister visiting Taiwan, Australia has certainly been busy, busy with containing China, it’s largest trading partner. Australia-US alliance sounds more like neocolonialism than anything else. China is not going to disappear, so deal with it intelligently, think China is going to collapse any time soon? Think again. China has the longest continuous history of any country in the world-3,500 years of written history, and is still up in the high. The chance that America is going to have a civil war in coming decades is probably higher than China’s giving in to the alliance. Australian people please do stand up, don’t be someone’s puppy. We sure live in an exciting time.

[@beastmode8203]

LOL hahahahahaha 🤣😂😆😂 10 months have passed and look how wrong you were lol hahahahahaha 🤣

[@Dunepig]

Malcom, please, please become PM- we need your reasoned analysis and cool head in the lodge, rather than crappy focus group politics from Abbott and Queen Julia

[@100-q8v]

Dec 2019 here !

[@jefffree1957]

There's a Chinese saying* listen to what one says n observe what he do" This is speech of the man b4 he becomes PM n after he becomes PM what he says n do is more important.

[@samteele6636]

well its 2016 ....China gdp 11t US 18t. i do agree as a chinese historian that china over history has almost always been the dominant economic power

[@123kcsee]

China should see how singapore leaders govern without following the west but learn from the best and retain the best eastern values...and supplement with the good

[@carolynmezias9433]

This is great. I AM PUT TO SLEEP EXPLOITED FOR THIS SO MUCH MORE. SACRIFICED BLAMED FOR GLOBAL STRIFE

[@walle1999]

China - US trade accounted for 4% of Chinese GDP in 2012. ;)

[@BenjiGalore]

So glad that Abbott got rid of this defeatist. While I see his points, he's presenting a myopic 'face value' view of global economic politics. The same variety that posed Japan as the overlord of all in the 80s. I find it very hard to accept him as a patriot of the anglo-sphere, let alone Australia.

[@ikennyikenny]

is it true that the british despise Australian? if its true whats the reason behind it

[@ailo8964]

Malcolm just focused on economic side. Rise of China cannot be done with only economic improvement.

[@Anti_Immigration]

+Alan Watson I am Glad that Chinese, like you, understand that. Not everyone does, though.

[@aison2735]

Economy is the precondition of everything

[@lmlmlmz]

do you mean that rise of the western power also cannot be done with only economic improvement? is that why we have iraq afghanistan libya syria suffer?

[@lmlmlmz]

if you anti immigration. maybe you should give the land back to the native and get back to where your ancestor come from.

[@taichiloverdoesbetter8220]

Alan Watson Money makes the world go around. It buys UN votes... wait n see.

[@UnReal31337]

As a Filipino-American, I hope the Philippines looks less to the west and more to it's own backyard. Geo-politically it's better for the long run and for the future prosperity of my fellow Filipinos.

[@trabrex7697]

I don't think I would bet against the United States of America. Crazy like a fox. 💃💃💃💃

[@howyuanlok15]

China is at peace with all other nations, it does not need alliance. Harmony is the philosophy.

[@valerieosborne]

LOL

[@dariomendoza6892]

i like the term ,natural order, personally humans were meant to get along with each other unless you introduce ,Foreign Subjects like Religion which is not what most humans Aspire to. it s self evident that most of ,us want the small dreams a good house. a car ect

[@UnReal31337]

Yeah, after they suppressed a guerrilla independence movement (which proved to be useful experience for Vietnam) due to the fact that the whole nation was the spoil of a war game between Spain and the US played in Manila Bay about 80 years before that. Imagine how'd that affect your nation's Nationalistic Ego (in the psychological sense).

[@jin_asap]

good speech. But the interpretation of the statement "china has no allies" is abit wrong. I dont think china is out to build alliances. It does not want to be involved in engtangling alliances. In today's world, alliances should be an outdated concept.

[@Laplarse]

Turnball for PM!

[@zhiyuedu9743]

wise man！

[@milodah]

how many of those advancment where forwarded by indian and asian scientists who where working here because there was no place back home for them to work

[@owenhbrown]

I was using the term Anglosphere sarcastically/ironically in response to @Benjigalore

[@kiater6759]

Australians are lucky to have had Rudd ,who had great foresight., and now Turnbull . I am lucky i had LKY.

[@TranscendianIntendor]

So for the Western way of life that has a value for the way of life England and the US would be wise to merge for a balance of power. The US and England have a tradition of Contract law that enables capitalism that Russia sadly never got around to.

[@123kcsee]

The chinese diaspora all over the world has shown the peaceful nature of the chinese ppl...and their hardwork and intelligent nature in general..their contribution in developing other nations economy is immense if u just see these in some asian nations...so china since its opening up from communistic practice will unleash these potential of the people n will contribute to the world peacefully too if they are not unfairly contained..peace to the world!

[@j-mobi9209]

Good talk but otherwise many of the statistics are outdated. China doesn’t have 420km of railway, it has increased 5 times from this talk to 146,000 km as of 2020…..38,000km of these tracks are bullet trains.

[@liuzhen2008]

hmmm he had a very pragmatic point...

[@ABCtriplets]

+Zhen Liu But the problem is why under his government, Aussis is starting so-called Freedom of Navigation flights to South China Sea just exposed recently? Is he pragmatic? I think what he said in the speech does not match what he is doing right now. Aussis, be careful, do not eat more than you can chew!

[@liuzhen2008]

+Kevin C Hmm.. I don't think one person can have all the say in one government. Not even the Chinese government.

[@CYC_JP]

He is the prime minister, not a president. The parliament is quite different here in Australia compare to the U.S. In Australia we have 'Washminster' system. Prime minister does not have order over everything, ministries have. Minister for Foreign Affairs, which in particular, Julie Bishop is the one entitled and should be blamed. Prime minister in Australia does lead the cabinet in deciding government policy. But does not have direct control over the(or her) cabinet and ministers, and their policy making.

[@ulongkoror]

did he say China will overtake US in 2016?wooh wooh wooh,im a Chinese Canadian myself and even I gotta admit that seems a bit too optimistic.China's economy is just over half of the American economy,to overtake US in just 4 years will require annual growth of 30% or something ridiculous like that,i think overtaking US by 2020 will be impressive enough,but 2016 is just stretching it,unless US fall apart like the Soviet Union did or something

[@ragnarthelibrarian]

I'm not American.

[@vintageb8]

You cannot Australia and China. Vastly different nations with different population density.

[@yingkleung1907]

Malcolm Turnbull seemed to have changed his tune as soon as he got the top job as Prime Minister of Australia and has become an anti-China pawn of the US ever since.

[@termite155]

Sounds like a fan of Kant.

[@gymx9853]

Malcolm Turdfull.