Way back in the ’80s we were treated to films, columns, news stories, and mockery over the promise that Japan was going to take over America in just a few years.

Now, we have been hearing the same about Communist China, but that’s not coming to pass either.

#China #population_shrank last year for the first time in more than 60 years, official data shows.
The nation has seen #birth_rates_plunge in a rapid decline analysts warn could stymie economic growth and pile pressure on strained public coffers https://t.co/NfzUZ9XkFu @AFP News

— Ashok Malik (@ashokmalik) January 17, 2023

China’s economy slows sharply with GDP growth among worst on record https://t.co/HOSuZg4uNT #ZeroCovid #COVID19 #COVID_19

— 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖒𝖆𝖘·王 🍁 (@iChinadian) January 17, 2023

From @Betsy_McCaughey: Chinese officials are spewing lies to cover up the massive Covid outbreak there, and people in China are rushing to the exits. The CDC must toughen up. Our lives could be at stake. https://t.co/86BDQWlQw6

— The New York Sun (@NewYorkSun) January 4, 2023

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