The Irrational Awe of China

By DAVID LEONHARDT

With China’s President, Hu Jintao, coming to the United States next week, Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center reports:
Almost half (47%) of Americans say China is the world’s leading economic power, while just 31% name the U.S.

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/14/the-irrational-awe-of-china/?src=busln