Kyle Sun
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Calm down Man!A working knowledge of English is also required to connect to the world at large, unless you are satisfied with being connected to fellow Chinese only?
India is a land of many languages, and English has gradually emerged as a lingua franca that helps people communicate better and get work done. In a democracy, since everyone must be heard, it is vital that people understand each other. Which brings me to the point that you are being a bit disingenuous here. You speak as if you have only one language in China so if you know Mandarin it is fine. Most Chinese languages are mutually unintelligible. So instead of adopting the common language of the world, you have imposed Mandarin on those who otherwise speak Tibetan/Cantonese/Manchu/Uyghur etc., thereby hegemonizing your own people. Also, I guess, it helps that no one needs to be heard in China before decisions are made - the Politburo decides everything. But then you pride yourself on that, don't you?
As for GDP figures, assuming you are using nominal GDP, India's GDP is about $2 trillion. As for China's GDP?
China's GDP figures are overstated to the extent of at least 30%-40%, using elementary accounting gimmicks like including internal debt in GDP calculations, etc. Of course, the true extent of this fudging is not known because your government behaves shadily and no one really knows what does on in your country.
The Economist says so:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2015/07/chinese-economy
And so does the Wall Street Journal:
For All Its Heft, China’s Economy Is a Black Box - WSJ
And CNNMoney agrees:
Is China cooking its books? - Jul. 15, 2015
Your own top leaders agree with this assessment, although they use their words carefully:
China's Li Doesn't Believe His Own Numbers - Bloomberg View
http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/20...is-chinas-gdp-lower-than-the-official-figure/
China's GDP is man-made, unreliable: top leader| Reuters
It does not make me happy to point out the fraud committed by the Chinese government in reporting economic statistics. The world economy as a whole is suffering because financial institutions chose to believe your cooked-up numbers and over-leveraged, leading to the current painful correction. Even India is getting hurt in the process. Do you think the Chinese government should apologize for lying about economic statistics because it treats everything as a matter of pride?
Our eco has nothing to do with you just keep your focal point on your own business .