In the growth rate comparison at the period on the January-March of this year, Japan was a setback of 4.0% while China was 6.1% increase in corresponding ratio to the previous year.

The perception of China's pulling out Japan by gross domestic product (GDP) within the year and surfacing to the second place in the world has extended in China.
Up to Germany is pulled out in 2007 and when the reversal phenomenon occurs in the GDP dimension if Japan falls into negative growth while China attains the growth of about 8% this year, it is Iu according to economist's trial though China that was the third place in the world.

In the growth rate comparison at the period on the January-March of this year, Japan was a setback of 4.0% while China was 6.1% increase in corresponding ratio to the previous year.

It is a professor of Qinghai University and Riineshi of the chief of a this university World economic research center to show the perception with GDP2 place surfacing.

According to Chinese paper, Mr. Lee : besides the growth rate.
(1)Consumer price index (CPI) of China rises continuously and the deflationary trend leads to Japan.
(2)The quotation of yen to the yuan declines.
It is assumed that it becomes a factor that Japan is passed by the GDP.

The US dollar commutation GDP dimension of last year's China has approached 4 trillion 348 billion dollars (4 trillion 295 billion dollars (about 406 trillion yen) and Japan).
Mr. Lee is specifying, "If China pulls out Japan by the GDP dimension, become a symbolical event psychologically and politically".

However, there is a cool perception "Even if it surfaces to the second place in the world, there is still a big difference, and Japan is any change Hanai in Chinese's poverty in the GDP a person" on the net, too.

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