Kalk,
Met has an obession with the imminent military and economic demise of the U.S./British/Israel triad, as seen by previous posts. I've ignored this one until now. At least he is trying to find 'better' sources for his shallow rants. The only thing I would say to Met is to google a 360 degree perspective of the topic. Start by researching "the potential problems associated with the Chinese economy." There are very good sources (The Economist, etc.) which, while not discounting what 1.4 billion people can do when martialed in one direction, suggest major roadblocks ahead. Having studied and taught economics at the college level, I've posted some of this before on Met's threads (I don't think he listens).
His compulsion to head to the keyboard upon finding yet another one sided, shallow, non-intellectual 'source' for economic or military projections is the real problem. The dual power is a Dub construct; it means nothing in the real world (although the Brits, U.S. and Israelis share a lot of military technological advances, keeping them WAY ahead of everyone else).