[Hootowl]

It is more likely that China will implode in the next 50 years. It's one-child policy is going to result in a population that is ancient by industrialized nation standards by then, with one worker to support two or three retired people. Plus, their emphasis on sons is going to produce a huge surplus of single men with no one to marry in a few decades. All in all, I'd say things don't look that rosy for China.

[Rebelbase]

"their emphasis on sons is going to produce a huge surplus of single men with no one to marry in a few decades."

The promise of plunder and booty has always been a motivating factor in armed conflict throughout the ages.

[raybbr]

So, are you suggesting we just stand around and wait while our progeny is slowly pushed into third-world status? What if, 15 years from now the Chinese figure this out, and they change their policies? They will then become more agressive and start expanding their land base into places like Viet Nam, Cambodia, etc. What will we do then?

[Cronos]

True, there will be problem but that problem will be the world's problem as 1.3 billion people do have a bit of an impact...

With all the single men and no wives, there's a biiiig army.

Perhaps we couuld send Maureen Dowd (she wrote that 'The end of men' bit, right?) over there ...

[meadsjn]

Plus, their emphasis on sons is going to produce a huge surplus of single men with no one to marry in a few decades. All in all, I'd say things don't look that rosy for China.

Historically, the solution for nations with surplus men has been to send them to war to acquire more real estate (and females).

Things look a lot less rosy for the nations targeted for acquisition.

[Enemy Of The State]

Well, the emphasis on sons is not as existant as it used to be. That exists mostly only in the deep areas of the countryside. However, there is already a serious surplus of men versus women due to such a long practice of aborting female babies in favor of males.

Now they are not even allowed to have tests done to expose the sex of the unborn, it is illegal.

[SauronOfMordor]

Plus, their emphasis on sons is going to produce a huge surplus of single men with no one to marry in a few decades. All in all, I'd say things don't look that rosy for China.

It will just mean that there will be an incentive for Chinese men to immigrate to other countries in search of wives.

[TheRightGuy]

It is more likely that China will implode in the next 50 years

But in the short term, why not make a few bucks off it? The China Fund (CHN) been very, very good to me.

[firebrand]

Their flexible ethics will no doubt take care of both those problems.