China and India.

India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border”—Hu Shih, 20th Century scholar.
“It doesn’t matter if it is a black cat or a white cat,” said Deng. “As long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat.”
Just consider the following:
• China has foreign exchange reserves totaling almost $2.2 trillion, double the next largest holder, Japan.
• The number of cars driven in China doubles every three years.
• China is the world’s largest producer of coal, steel and cement.
• Twenty of the world’s fastest growing cities are all in China.
• China manufactures two-thirds of all the world’s photocopiers, microwave ovens, DVD players and shoes.
• Starbucks predicts that sometime next year it will have more cafes in China than in the U.S.
• China is the world’s second largest defense spender (behind the USA).