What is the criterion for judging a superpower

Judge the superpowers.

The first criterion is the average standard of living of the people. If measured in this way, China is not only not a big country, but even ranks low among small countries.

Fortunately, in this regard, we have made rapid progress overall, despite our problems with the gap between rich and poor. A slight increase in our per capita living standard ranking means a lot increase in the total economic output, and the economic aggregate is always the most important indicator of a country's national strength. The second criterion is whether the military is strong.

Regardless of whether the mainstream of our time is peaceful or not, whether the military is strong enough is still an important indicator. Especially today, China's economic interests are increasingly globalized.

In the future, we will urgently need the ability to project power over long distances to defend globalized economic and other interests. Therefore, a strong military is by no means to satisfy the vanity of becoming a superpower.

It is about our survival and world peace. The third criterion is the ability to innovate in science and technology. The superpowers in the history of the world, especially those who have been able to sit in that position for a long time, have often contributed countless scientific and technological innovations to the world.

These technological innovations have not only enabled their own citizens to live a good life and overwhelm their opponents militarily, but have also brought countless benefits to other countries. On the other hand, if a country does not have this ability, first of all, its military hegemony cannot be maintained; The second is that if you don't give benefits and just grab things, all the people in the world will oppose you together, and it will not be easy for you to stand still. The fourth criterion is the political system.

Ability to innovate. I have always advocated that we should squeeze into the ranks of the world's democracies. Don't tell me that moral education is enough, but think about institutional innovation, even if it's not like ancient China.

As brilliant as modern Britain. Perhaps without paying attention, through a series of small improvements, a major innovation has been formed. Personally, I believe that this problem is the main obstacle on our way to superpower, not because we have to contribute something in this area to obtain superpower qualifications.

Rather, it is because this problem hinders the efficiency of the country and thus its strength.

The criterion is that the country's influence in the world must be very large, whether it is economic, political, military or other aspects, it must be very important, in order to be called a superpower.

It has a strong industrial force, a large population, a strong military force, and a vast territory.

China is not a superpower, but a developing country, but a world economic power.

It should be strong in terms of economic and military strength, and the manufacturing industry should be developed. From the fact that the economy represents the prosperity of a country, the militarily strong other countries will be somewhat timid. When the manufacturing industry is developed, it will not rely on imports from other countries.

There is no clear and precise definition of what constitutes a superpower, and different sources** will say it differently. Therefore, the following criteria may not be considered to be all the factors associated with becoming a superpower.

Universally accepted factors.

Cultural factors. It must have a strong cultural integration and be suitable for the survival and development of various civilizations.

Geographical factors. The country has to control a vast land or sea area. The vast expanse of land allows a country to become self-sufficient through mining, growing food, etc. This is a very important factor, a country with vast strategic depth, its army can calmly retreat, reorganize and counterattack in a ground nuclear war or a land war in the traditional sense, and at the same time, the vast territory allows a country to easily deploy long-range radars and missile silos.

A country is small and lacks strategic depth, and even if it is rich, it is very vulnerable militarily.

Economic and financial factors.

Superior economic power is a must-have for a superpower. First of all, she has to enjoy the advantage of raw materials, in addition, the size and productivity of the domestic market is also an indicator. It is also essential to be a leader in the world** and global financial markets.

At the same time, she should also have the dynamism of reform, as well as the ability to accumulate capital.

Demographic factors. A superpower should have a large number of educated citizens, a highly developed infrastructure, a high degree of cultural and economic capacity to keep nearby areas under its direct control.

Military factor. Superior military capabilities, relatively invulnerable, capable of stopping or causing great destruction, and possessing a unified military force to suppress and influence the world.

Political and ideological factors.

Having a strong political system that can devote a lot of resources to achieving global political goals or bringing about a strong ideological impact. Now there is only one "America".

Vast territory, abundant resources (reserves), cutting-edge technology, strong soft power, and rich family foundation.

Not Russia and China anyway

A superpower is an extremely powerful state, specifically one or a handful of dominant countries in an era when the world is politically divided into dominant and dominated states. The term first appeared in the West in 1923 and has been widely used internationally since the 70s of the 20th century. The characteristics of a superpower are that its economic and military strength far surpasses that of any other country, and with its powerful military and economic strength, it has the ability to directly or indirectly intervene in the political or economic affairs of other countries and even use force to maximize its interests and seek world hegemony.

The British Empire was seriously damaged after World War I and World War II, coupled with the rise of the global nationalist movement and gradually disintegrated, and its position was replaced by the rising United States and the Soviet Union, the United States and the Soviet Union fought a Cold War for nearly half a century, and the form of confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union was mainly reflected in the arms race, political export, and the war until the collapse of the Soviet Union. During the Cold War, the United States introduced the petrodollar, which later gave rise to global financial hegemony, and today the United States is specifically designated as the world's sole superpower. However, there are also potential superpowers (the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the European Union, and the Republic of India), which are more prominent in economic, military, cultural, and comprehensive capabilities than most countries, and have the potential to become superpowers.

After the end of the Cold War, the United States has formed a dual hegemonic system of financial hegemony and military hegemony, and China has a long way to go if it wants to stand out as a potential superpower and must deal with both financial and military challenges.

There is no strict definition of a superpower. The name superpower is an expression of the West's evaluation of the United States and the Soviet Union, two large countries with a large population after World War II. According to the Western description of the superpowers of the United States and the former Soviet Union, two major conditions for superpower can be derived:

The first condition is that the volume is very large, that is, the area is super large (the United States and the Soviet Union are more than 9 million square kilometers) and the population is super large (the United States and the Soviet Union have more than 200 million people); The second condition is that the national strength is super-large, that is, the economic scale is super-large (the gross national output of the United States and the Soviet Union accounts for more than 30% of the world's gross national output, resulting in the world's highest per capita national wealth) and the super-large military strength (both the United States and the Soviet Union can influence the world situation), and the economic and military super-large is determined by the most developed science, technology, and education. Therefore, as long as the strength of science, technology, and education is the strongest, it will inevitably be super-rich per capita wealth and super-strong military strength, and if the population and area are super-large, it will inevitably be super-large in economy and military. Therefore, the superpower is essentially a super-developed country with a super-strong economy and military strength and a super-large population area.

The development and strength of science, technology, culture, and education is determined by the advanced nature of the country's governance mechanism.

Therefore, the three major indicators for becoming a superpower in the future are: First, the prerequisite is that the area is super-large, of which the land area ranks at least among the top ten in the world (at least 10 million square kilometers of land area for low-climate ecology, about 4 million square kilometers for medium-climate ecology, and at least 2 million square kilometers for high-climate ecology). Second, the basic condition for a superpower is that it has a very large population, with a population of at least 100 million or more.

Huge size and population are both necessary conditions, and superpowers must also have sufficient conditions. Third, the sufficient conditions for a superpower are that it is super-powerful in science, technology, culture, and education, and that the overall degree of development of science, technology, culture, and education ranks at least three in the world, resulting in per capita wealth ranking among the top in the world and economic scale and military strength ranking among the top three in the world, reaching a level that can influence the world situation.

It can be seen that the countries that are qualified to become superpowers in the future are Shenhua, the United States, and Brazil, followed by India, Russia, Argentina, and Greater Congo, and the third is Australia, Canada, and Siberia. No other country can be a superpower. China's area and population have been in possession of the conditions of a superpower for 8,000 years.

The only thing we lack is sufficient conditions The per capita wealth generated by the super-developed and powerful science, technology, culture, and education, which is determined by the advanced nature of the governance mechanism, ranks among the top in the world, and the scale of the economy and military strength dominate the world situation.