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Dash_Harber posted...

Authentic_fan posted...

News is not the only barometer of 'power'. They aren't going to release a press release every time a country in the EU is influenced by German policy even a bit, but those sorts of changes add up.

Well they aren't more influential than Britain. Brexit could crash Germany's economy.

Not saying Germany isn't a strong nation, but I find it hard to call them a powerplayer when there is a far more powerful nation right down the street from them, pulling even more strings in the same region.

You are right, but like I said, there is no upper limit on superpowers. I'm not saying they are more powerful than Britain or China or the US, but to say they are not even worth looking at is foolish, in my opinion.

what's your obsession with Germany...jeez. Germany is far from the real world powers of today.

In terms of a country's power, you look at their THREAT.
This means most of all,

1. their military might. This is the core benchmark for true power.

2. their economic stability and progress. A country needs a strong economy to support itself first and con

3. the nationalism within. If a country can rally its people up to arms and for its cause, it can go full-on without opposition.

As of now, the US is still the most powerful nation due to their military and GDP but China is going to overtake soon, especially with a certain president withdrawing into isolationism.

China has been by far spending the most into their military more than ever, and their technology is rapidly advancing. On the geopolitics side, they've been very involved with the rest of the world, filling the gaping holes left by the US and British colonial rule. Particularly in Asia, where they want to be king.

They'll be looking to invade Taiwan one day, already have Hong Kong in their grasps, prying Phillipines away from US influence.... and looking to compromise other SEA countries like Singapore (the only completely sovereign Chinese-majority country far far away) and Australia (where there's also a significant Chinese population).
Oh, and they're already taking over the South China Sea despite the international tribunal ruling against them, having built their military bases there.

Over on the other side of the world, they've been targeting been slowly 'colonising' Africa through debt-heavy investments. They've just built a freaking military base there too.

Sri-Lanka is another country that's already wedged up to the Chinese and now in deep s*** debt. Right now, third-world countries make for good targets by China to invest in and slowly pull in their reigns.

But their physical influence is not to do with just a show of arms, no, it's primarily a seeping nationalism. They've literally got most of their billions of Chinese inhabitants so much in brainwashed patriotism that Chinese who go overseas are able to spread the Chinese communist idealogy all over the world. It's what's happening in places like Australia and Singapore.