2023 only slightly higher than last year's 7.1% on paper. but it does indicate this continuous growth several years in a row. and also, given the size of china's economy, it translates into $224 billion u.s., really dwarfing those of china's neighbors, many of whom are having territorial disputes with beijing. not to mention rising geopolitical tensions between the united states and china. we have seen the u.s., for example, in recent months expanded its access to military bases in the philippines, and also teaming up with the uk and australia to develop nuclear-powered submarines for australi...