China Races to Replace U.S. as Economic Power in Asia
China is rapidly strengthening its economic presence across Asia and chipping away at the United States' position as the region's most important trading partner. :: This Yahoo/New York Times report is submitted for your kings of the East (Rev 16:12) files. :: It has been some time since the last Kings of the East update to the ETN list. The last one was when the Chinese leader visited Israel. For those of the new to the study of Bible prophecy, the general idea is that China or a group of Asian powers is implicated in the final battle over Jerusalem before the Second Coming. Though China would seem to lack the power projection capabilities for such a conflict at this time, China does have growing defense and trade relationships with Israel and several Arab countries.