China overtakes U.S. as the the world's largest economy'--WT predictions upside down?

by exWTslave 23 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • exWTslave
    exWTslave

    China overtakes U.S. as the the world's largest economy': IMF says.*

    Again problem for Writing Committee of JWs? After USSR disintegration, JWs said: ‘Now we have only one world power (South King) on the world scene, and North King will appear in his own time, may be as one of the former USSR State or as some other Communist country.’

    But now equations are totally upside down—with a Communist country replacing the South Kings as the World Power!?

    *http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2785766/China-overtakes-U-S-world-s-largest-economy-IMF-says-economy-worth-11-trillion-America-falls-second-place-time-1872.html

  • metatron
    metatron

    The US economy is still the largest in absolute terms. However....

    http://www.blacklistednews.com/Not_Just_The_Largest_Economy_%E2%80%93_Here_Are_26_Other_Ways_China_Has_Surpassed_America/38487/0/38/38/Y/M.html

    China has debt loads and Russia has a falling rouble. That said, I believe their advantage lies in the alliances they are forming with BRICS and the EuroAsian Customs Union and SCO - where solid growth will at least be possible.

    It looks like recession is coming back, globally.

    metatron

  • Vidqun
    Vidqun

    Metatron, China's national debt is only $5 trillion, which is nicely balanced out by her foreign reserves, about $4 trillion. The US national debt is moving towards $18 trillion. Surprisingly, Japan's national debt of $13 trillion is the worst.

  • Kalos
    Kalos

    Situation is not very good with US.

    Every man, woman and child in the United States currently owes$58,809 for their share of the U.S. public debt.

    http://www.davemanuel.com/us-national-debt-clock.php

    A country that fought many wars on borrowed money has a lot to ponder over its policies!

  • Apognophos
    Apognophos

    I once suggested that perhaps China will become the WT's "eighth king". They can maybe get one more world power out of their end-times predictions this way, which unfortunately could buy them a lot of time before everyone can see that their prophecies has unequivocally failed -- not until someone else rises up after China.

  • Kalos
    Kalos

    Apognophos

    Good guess. Yes that can bail out them from the mess they themselves have created!

  • smiddy
    smiddy

    Correct me if I`m wrong , didn`t the JW`s teach that the"eighth king" was the United Nations ? taking control over world governments ?

    smiddy

  • prologos
    prologos

    Apo: China th eights KIng, Rev. 17: 11 THE BEAST is the eigth king.

    China seems to be underwhelming the world, the dragon, a Boa perhaps

    John should have had less of a dose, to have given us more kings, count past 12 (x12).

    who takes seriously this stuff,

    based on snuff?

  • kaik
    kaik

    Chinese economy is really unknown and upredictable as there is a lot of internal, hidden problems. It is mixed of capitalism and communism where the debt level is hard to estimate, and much of the money is waisted on programs that do have not value for the economy. China due its size have a significant potential but it will not be able to postpone economic problem indefinitely. In 1980's I heard how Japan will rule the world, today it is said about China. USA debt is a major burden on American economy, but Japans and British debts are the biggest problems for industrial world.

  • exWTslave
    exWTslave

    China has overtaken (reminding us of tortoise and hare symbolism). No country can sustain a double-digit growth rate indefinitely. Yet China has done so for the past two decades -- a very long stretch by any standard.

    This may be a blessing in disguise to WT as it can buy some more time—making prophecy about the 8 th King who will remain for a “short time.”—Revelation 17:10

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lin-yifu/western-analysts-china-economy_b_4762222.html

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