Category — World & Society

The math here is simple. There are almost 1.4 billion people in China, and at least as many outside China.* Despite the one-child policy, China’s birth rate is 14 births per 1000 thousand people. The European average is only 10.

China is now the largest creditor, and maker of virtually all of our goods (that term is being used loosely). In a nutshell, they’ve already taken over economically. Now, they’re taking over everything else.

Prato, Italy was once a pleasant town famous for its quality, designer clothing. The “Made in Italy” label guaranteed a high profit. Today, Prato’s been taken over by cheap garment manufacturers from China, who’ve set up over three thousand businesses in the city. Using the same “Made in Italy” label, they sell their cheap wares.  The classical Italian atmosphere has been replaced by a de-facto Chinatown.

Meanwhile, Islam continues to have the highest growth rate among all religions. A sky-high conversion rate, particularly among the poor and imprisoned, coupled with an unstoppable birth rate among its adherents will soon place Islam, overwhelmingly, as the world’s dominant religion.

China, being a secular communist state, officially outlaws religion. But what happens when these two forces collide?

The Future of People: Chinese Muslims

*They’ll have us believe it’s only 40 million.