There is a fundamental difference between how the West describes China's progress and how China describes themselves. The West tends to use the words ' Rise of China ' but China tends to use the words ' Revivial of China '. The former sounds threatening to some extent while the latter states that China is merely assuming its original pre-1820 position which is a major power long before any Western countries became a major power.

America need to review world history and see China becoming the leading nation in its place. Chinese leaders have to have passed rigorous decades of superior achievements in politics and governance, and by the way many were trained as engineers, not lawyers.

There is something fundamentally wrong with the west seeing Freedom as the no.1 value. If you study Maslow hierarchy of needs, you will realize that Freedom in western sense i.e democracy and freedom of speech falls under the need of esteem and esteem is less important than the basic physiological and safety needs. Its ludicrous for people to think that forcing democracy on a country where people are poor, uneducated and suffering to suddenly come together voting for a common cause, much less a progressive and prosperous future. More often than not, the freedom given without responsibility would be abused for personal gains. If you study history, you will realize that there has never been a single country that was democratic before it complete industrialization or became fully developed, not even the west. Its only when people have their physiological and safety needs secured, would they stop their barbaric ways, start to communicate, trade and foster relationships. As Lee Kuan Yew once said, democracy is the result of prosperity, not the cause of it. The Chinese will undoubtedly gain more freedom as they progress and grow more prosperous. Unfortunately, third world countries that adopted democracy continually bath themselves in chaos, where corrupted politicians manipulate the system to settle an annuity for themselves, causing the people and the country inability to progress.

China is rising because they are adopting many ways of the West, not all but ways that are tried and true. Some degree of free enterprise, some degree of property ownership, some degree of freedom that contribute to their economic well being. Does it really matter whether a nation is number one, two or three? What is an ideal nation anyway?

I m all for China to be number one , US is too bossy and bullying small countries telling them do's and don't .We are tired of such behavioural attitude and always in cloud nine .

Kishore’s explanation very clearly acknowledges the momentum of Asia (especially China). Many other Asian countries may side with the western world because they earn USD in the form of salaries working in those countries. China does business and earns its money so a very different and a Formidable opponent.. Asia is blessed to have a country like China to lead the future !!

Lawyers are usually not practical and engineers are definitely more practical, so may more engineers arise to join politic.

Like the rest of number one in the past, throw its weight around. Nothing to worry , go to sleep, you will not be harm.

For the most part of last 2000 years ,China was always No 1 in GDP and population.

America in No.2 position? So what? It is not No.9 or No.10 position. No country can remain in No.1 position for long in the days to come. There will be no two lists - Nominal GDP (in US$) terms & GDP- PPP. There will be one GDP list.

Not Singapore, it will be Shanghai.

And in the view of history, no communist/socialist country has survived long. Most has already been overthrown.

Perhaps we took a different path, war.

wow, he said: "the United Stated is expected to behave more responsibly as it did during the cold war", this statement is subject to discussion; during the cold war some regions enjoyed some safety but regions like Africa and even South East Asia suffered a lot like grass from the battle of the 2 elephants, but the middle East and Europe enjoyed a pretty beach-like good time. So this guy as he is from the Middle East is translating his own personal experience into some general assumption. This is the total opposite of a book written following scientific database reference on historical facts and critics, his views are very empirics hence the book should be referred to be an opinion piece based on author's personal views.

So here’s someone who’s neither Chinese nor American talking about both countries like he knows what’s going on.

Americans: R E E E E E E

Imho its already number one..

China will become no doubt more developed and more enhanced in their capabilities , It could even surpass in USA in GDP. He had shrewdly used the term "Number One" . The Question in what will china achieve Number One Status? 1)In GDP (Quite Possibly) 2) In The Rate of Developing it's Infrastructure (Quite Possibly) 3)Militarily (It's technology would no doubt become more enhanced , but it's not going to surpass USA in terms of budget , technology (Us Military Aircraft are 3 times of china's air force , China's flag-ship Fighter jet J-20 has similar design structure of USA's F-22 possibly due to reverse engineered .Many of their top Technology's are simply outcome of reverse engineering of Russian and USA technology . USA have 20 Air-craft carriers , while China only have 2 Air-craft carriers (Both of them are Bought from Russia and they might even be buying more.) USA has built more than 70,000 Nuclear warheads , which is more than all the countries combined . They have conducted 1054 Nuclear tests since 1945 , China's nuclear technology derive from Russia , it has only conducted 45 tests. China's Top Anti-Missile System is still Russia's S-400 Surface Most importantly experience in fighting wars which USA has lots of it.

China is a great confucian society the world most benign nation.

What happens When (not if) China becomes number one in the world?

WHEN CHINA BECOMES WORLD NO.1, COUNTRIES WHICH SMART PARTNER WITH CHINA WILL HAVE PEACE, PROSPERITY, SECURITY AND SUCCESS FOR HER PEOPLES

主持人似乎想插入些幽默元素…但嘉宾不买单…

No 1 in economy , but definitely not in military.

it already is number 1

where India stands?I am afraid it is still depends upon USA

As long as wealthy Chinese would sooner leave than stay, China won't be the envy of the world.

He is clearly biased. Chinese money is really irresistible.