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Notably absent: places like Warsaw, Dubai, Riyadh, Shenzhen, Bangalore, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, and Shanghai. That’s why many Americans aren’t calibrated on the world outside the West. They aren’t flying there, and they aren’t seeing it on their TVs. So the rise is invisible, despite being all too visible. Relatedly, see this map of US protectorates. This is what many incorrectly think of as the “developed world.” Unfortunately, in reality, it’s more like the declining world. That’s what the G7 sovereign debt crisis means. Meanwhile, China and the Internet are the ascending world.