To hop, jump, or dart forward very quickly or suddenly. I crouched down to pet the dog, when all of a sudden it leapt forward and bit me.

In party parlance, honorifics are tokens of power and the title of lingxiu, or “leader,” is most closely associated with Mao, who was known as the “great leader.”

The Great Leap resulted in tens of millions of deaths, with estimates ranging between 15 and 55 million deaths, making the Great Chinese Famine the largest famine in human history. Chief changes in the lives of rural Chinese people included the incremental introduction of mandatory agricultural collectivization.

BEIJING — China is set to overtake the United States as the world’s largest economy a few years earlier than anticipated due to the coronavirus pandemic, analysts said. That puts China’s economy at only $6.2 trillion behind the U.S., down from $7.1 trillion in 2019.

The most powerful countries on earth in 2020, ranked

1. United States. The US retains its position as the world’s most-powerful country.
2. Russia. Russia was also ranked 2nd last year.
3. China. China’s position has not changed since last year.
4. Germany. Germany was also ranked 4th in 2019.
5. United Kingdom. The UK was also ranked 5th last year.
6. France.
7. Japan.
8. Israel.

By the end of the century, the world will be multipolar, with India, Nigeria, China, and the US the dominant powers.” The report contradicts an earlier forecast by the United Nations Population Division of “continuing global growth”.

Israel is the most powerful state in West Asia. Its military forces may not match the likes of Egypt or Turkey in numbers, but the might of its training, equipment, technologies and nuclear weapons make it unassailable.

Israel is the only country in the world that has used missile defense systems in times of war. These systems do more than just save lives. They also give the country’s leadership “diplomatic maneuverability,” the opportunity to think and strategize before retaliating against rocket attacks.