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Originally Posted by 5thGenOwner
(I'm just guessing this is... close)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._by_population
#1 - China - 1,336,190,000 (19.63%)
#2 - India - 1,177,845,000 (17.3%)
#3 - USA - 308,805,000 (4.54%)
China has a helluva lot bigger population (if they decide to kick it up a notch).
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The difference is that the Chinese Government has demonstrated a willingness to simply run people over with tanks. Plus they've only been prosperous for a couple decades, they've had a taste of the good life and that's great- but they have history that would make them better prepared to deal with an economic war. They were economically sealed up except for 4 heavily controlled ports until the 80s if memory serves. As long as they express their leverage non-violently, we won't get help and I'd expect it would be harder on us then on them.