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Is China Weaker Than We Think?

After the end of World War II, the United States spent trillions of dollars containing the Soviet Union. But after the Cold War, it was discovered that the United States had overestimated the power of its 40 year nemesis. It turned out that the USSR’s economy was only about half the size that the CIA and other agencies had said that it was. Could that be the case with China as well?
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Gina Shakespeare
5/27/2019
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5/27/2019

After the end of World War II, the United States spent trillions of dollars containing the Soviet Union. But after the Cold War, it was discovered that the United States had overestimated the power of its 40 year nemesis. It turned out that the USSR’s economy was only about half the size that the CIA and other agencies had said that it was. Could that be the case with China as well?

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Gina Shakespeare
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Gina Shakespeare is a film and television producer from New Zealand. Over the past 15 years, she has produced and directed hundreds of hours of content, including TV commercials, programs, and corporate video for a wide variety of clientele; and has authored 3 short films. She is currently the producer and host of "Declassified," an investigative news program by The Epoch Times.
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