...in the international phone system. 1 is the country code for the US!
No it's not. You can also reach people in Canada by using 1 as the country code.
This #1 attitude you yanks have won't do you very well when China surpasses you as the #1 economy in the next couple years.
China is about to collapse (economically).
All those statistics are bunk.
They are building empty cities to make it look like they are growing.
Well at least they are doing something.