China consistently overtakes

After became the world’s largest exporter this year, China can be the second largest economy after the United States, overtaking Japan.

According to the statement of the Tokyo government; Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009 was 5.1 trillion USD. China's GDP was 4.9 trillion USD in the last year, according to a former communication of the Chinese government.
So the order did not change in 2009, compared to a year earlier. The first is still the United States, second is Japan followed by China, but on the basis of the current trends, China may take the second place this year – reports MTI.