Its still my opinion that in five to ten years Russia will equal the United States in both military & economy as a superpower, and China will have done an U.S.S.R. type collapse.
I'am clueless on the resources like minerals and oil China has, but it seems Russia has huge untapped quantities of these and only needs the o.k. from the central government to allow outside help to enter and develope and place into full production what might end up being the biggest world producer in many of the needed base and precious metals, and oil, such that Russia controls supply enough to determine the world's prices.
The question of risk for investors outside and inside Russia is to me already answered in that like all successful businesses good planning and control is needed to satisfy investors and the market customers, and yes Russia now has in place what it takes to deliver on this. China has just the opposite and will collapse.
A SENSE OF ASIA A tale of two banking systems http://216.26.163.62/2002/s10_07.html By Sol Sanders SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM October 9, 2002 It reminds one of that old favorite animated cartoon device: the dog chases the cat over the cliff but neither falls until one looks down and sees that there is nothing under them... The banking systems in both Japan and China have reached that stage. In Japan, the banks nonperforming debt is seen... ___________________________________________________ Si's Doug AK gotmilk & skunk cabbage, no Zurnip or Krispy Kreme
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