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look Database, April 2010). The World Bank ranking for China was
No. 87 (World Bank: World GDP 2009 divided by its World Population
2009 to obtain the per capita income figures). The CIA estimate
of China’s per capita income level was No. 102 (The World
Factbook 2010). The average of the three estimates puts China at
No. 96 out of 192 nations in 2009.
10. A Chinese design to measure a nation’s national power.
It takes into account hard and soft power (military, economic,
demographic, and cultural factors). According to Reports on International
Politics and Security published in January 2006 by the
Chinese Social Sciences Center, a government-sponsored thinktank,
the list of top 10 countries with the highest comprehensive
national power (CNP) score was as follows:
11. Xie Yi (解怡), “中美关系关键词” (“Keywords in U.S.-China
Relations”), 人民网 (www.people.com.cn), May 10, 2010, available
from world.people.com.cn/GB/57507/11556559.html.
12. See detailed reports at the Chinese internet, www.people.
com.cn, and the U.S. Treasury Department site, available from
www.ustreas.gov/initiatives/us-china/.
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