>But the parallel
> rapid development of the Chinese domestic market lends support to the view
> that if the 19th century belonged to Britain and the 20th century to theUS,
> the 21st may well belong to China.
The question is whether China can be regarded as an independent/sovereign nation. Moreover, China is not even a liberal democracy. It's hard to see how China can dominate the world, if the Chinese state can not hegemonise the Chinese society.
Ulhas