![]() ![]() Set in the early 22nd century, it proposes that China is the world’s dominant power and the United States has undergone a communist revolution. ![]() ![]() China Mountain Zhang was published in 1992, just as the Cold War was wrapping up and before most people thought China might ever make something of itself. In any case, Maureen McHugh deserves credit for being ahead of the curve on science fiction’s trending geopolitical prediction. Personally, I think this is shortsighted – remember the late 1980s, the time of Nakatomi Plaza and The Rising Sun, when everyone thought the Japanese were going to take over? I have no doubt that China will certainly enjoy its moment in the sun this century, but the further one goes into the future the less likely one’s predictions are to be accurate, and I wouldn’t mind seeing some sci-fi writers buck the trend and focus on a world where the hyperpower is India (the next obvious choice) or something less obvious but just as justifiable given a couple of centuries, like Brazil or Indonesia or Australia. Show More fact, 60-70% of Americans consistently say just that in polls. ![]()
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