{"id":22845,"date":"2010-08-16T01:35:35","date_gmt":"2010-08-16T09:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/gnxp\/?p=5648"},"modified":"2010-08-16T01:35:35","modified_gmt":"2010-08-16T09:35:35","slug":"china-is-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.razib.com\/wordpress\/2010\/08\/16\/china-is-2\/","title":{"rendered":"China is #2"},"content":{"rendered":"

China Passes Japan as Second-Largest Economy<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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After three decades of spectacular growth, China passed Japan in the second quarter to become the world\u2019s second-largest economy behind the United States, according to government figures released early Monday.<\/p>\n

The milestone, though anticipated for some time, is the most striking evidence yet that China\u2019s ascendance is for real and that the rest of the world will have to reckon with a new economic superpower.<\/p>\n

The recognition came early Monday, when Tokyo said that Japan\u2019s economy was valued at about $1.28 trillion in the second quarter, slightly below China\u2019s $1.33 trillion. Japan\u2019s economy grew 0.4 percent in the quarter, Tokyo said, substantially less than forecast. That weakness suggests that China\u2019s economy will race past Japan\u2019s for the full year.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Lots of prose. Here’s another way to explore relationships, via Google Data Explorer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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