China has somewhere over 150 cities with a population of 1...

China has somewhere over 150 cities with a population of 1 million . USA has 9....East and West Europe together have 36.
China over the past two years has been buying the world including oil fields, iron ore deposits, uranium deposits, gold deposits etc etc and as well Western funds are flowing back into the Chinese markets.Don't be too focused on "old world economies" The shift is on.The investment in China is outstripping that in the USA by billions....read a little ...travel a bit and suddenly the DJIA because of the spending of GWB is not so important for for your longs.Look to Asia.