White jade & jumping to conclusions

A white jade piece from the Manchu (AKA Qing) Dynasty brought a record price at Sotheby's of $12.4 million.

What's interesting about this isn't the event, but the fever-dream reporting that it produced at Born Rich (emphasis added):

As the rise of China is becoming one of the most important trends of the 21st century, the only group that is paying serious attention to its emergence is the business community. It is more evident as a group of Chinese Qing Dynasty imperial works of art smashed world records after fierce bidding at the Sotheby’s sale a few days ago. Among the most sought-after objects was the imperial white-jade seal that was sold for a record $12.4 million in Hong Kong. The amount was almost double the price it fetched in 2007. While it is for the pundits to see, who holds the position as world leader in the coming years however, we can’t help but note the sparked international interest in objects of China’s glorious past.

Using this kind of warped logic that equates a fad in the antiques market with great power supremacy, it's obvious that this century will see Red China and DC comics battle for supremacy.