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Why is China important to the world?
China is playing a growing role in the world economy. It is one of the world’s fastest growing countries and is the tenth largest exporter. China is also a significant recipient of foreign aid and a major borrower on international capital markets.
How is China connected to the rest of the world?
China has without doubt become a major global player in trade as a supplier and as a market. China became the world’s largest exporter of goods in 2009, and the largest trading nation in goods in 2013. China’s share of global goods trade increased from 1.9 percent in 2000 to 11.4 percent in 2017.
What is the relationship between the United States and Great Britain?
The “rock-solid” relationship between the United States and Great Britain that President Barack Obama described during his March 2012 meetings with British Prime Minister David Cameron was, in part, forged in the fires of World Wars I and II. Despite fervent wishes to remain neutral in both conflicts, the U.S. allied with Great Britain both times.
How does the US influence the rest of the world?
US TV programmes, films, video games and music have a large domestic market of more than 300 million customers, in addition to their influence on the rest of the world. The USA also has a social and cultural impact on immediate neighbours such as Mexico and Canada and on North/Central America as a whole. 1 2
Is the United States of America still the world’s foremost power?
The rise in power and importance of China and re-emergence of Russia will continue to challenge the global dominance of the USA. All statistics via the CIA World Factbook. The United States of America is the world’s foremost economic and military power.
What is the ‘rock-solid’ relationship between America and Great Britain?
The “rock-solid” relationship between the United States and Great Britain that President Barack Obama described during his March 2012 meetings with British Prime Minister David Cameron was, in part, forged in the fires of World Wars I and II.