{"id":2604,"date":"2008-08-12T14:20:02","date_gmt":"2008-08-12T18:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/?p=2604"},"modified":"2018-09-11T11:19:47","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T15:19:47","slug":"china-prep-audio-when-china-becomes-the-worlds-largest-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/china-prep-audio-when-china-becomes-the-worlds-largest-economy\/2604\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio: When China Becomes the World&#8217;s Largest Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 10px;float: left\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/files\/2008\/10\/wa_img_china_nathan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"257\" \/><\/p>\n<p>China will inevitably become the largest economy in the world, according to Andrew Nathan, chair of Columbia University&#8217;s Department of Political Science. 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