I forgot to add that some of the gold reserves are possibly over inflated.  The US gold reserves are believed to be no where near the stated amount, while China has been purchasing tons of gold to build up their reserves.   Another reason why the Chinese currency will probably surpass the US currency in the near future.  Though I doubt the elites that are the major shareholders of the private US federal reserve will allow it to happen for too long.   Long enough for them to make money and steal the gold prior to causing a crash of the Chinese monetary takeover.   Not many places left that actually create wealth based on manufacture of goods, at least China has that going for them.  But the growth of the Chinese middle class and not many children to support the aging population, I don't see it lasting very long anyways.