User blog comment:Scrawland Scribblescratch/England vs America/@comment-4822327-20140113042326/@comment-4758513-20140113213619

I don't like this talk of America losing its influence and China replacing it.

Geopolitically, America is in pretty good shape, not as good as twenty years ago, but still pretty good.

China, on the other hand, is not doing so well in that field. Almost everyone who borders China has historical disputes or issues with China, not to mention the ethnic strife that happens in China itself.