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Article: Here comes China.(Editorials)(United States loses its lead in many categories)(Editorial)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- February 18, 2005
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Byline: The Register-Guard
Americans are accustomed to their status as the world's most voracious consumers. Whether it's cited as a testament to the productive capacity of the country's economy or as an indictment of Americans' insatiable appetites, everyone has heard the claim that the United States uses a quarter of the world's natural resources despite having only 5 percent of its population.
Yet, Americans have some new competition as world-class consumers. By some measures, China has already surpassed the United States.
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