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'''G2''', '''G02''', '''G.II''', '''G II''', or '''G-2''' may refer to:
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| mcaption = Areas in orange represents USA, and areas in green represent China.
| abbreviation = G-2
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| formation = 2009
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| purpose = Bring together systemically the worlds two most important countries to discuss key issues in the global economy.<ref name="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/columnists/article5993143.ece"/>
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In '''military applications'''
'''G2''' is a proposed institutional relationship between the United States and China - [[Senior Dialogue|Strategic]] and [[Strategic Economic Dialogue|Economic Dialogue]].
* [[Military Intelligence Corps|G-2 officer]], an Army intelligence officer belonging to the [[Military Intelligence Corps]] at the [[Division (military)|division]] level and higher.
** in the context of the occupation of Japan it frequently refers to [[Charles A. Willoughby]]
* [[AEG G.II]], German bomber during World War I
* [[Albatros G.II]], a 1916 German biplane bomber prototype
* [[Friedrichshafen G.II]], a 1916 German medium bomber aircraft
* [[HMAS Nestor (G02)]], a 1940 Royal Australian Navy N-class destroyer
* [[Gotha G.II]], a German bomber during World War I
* [[G2 (Republic of Ireland)]], the [[Irish Military Intelligence Service]]
* [[Soko G-2]], a 1961 Yugoslavian two-seat, single engine, advanced trainer, counter-insurgency, ground-attack and reconnaissance aircraft
* [[USS G-2 (SS-27)]], an [[Edwardian period|Edwardian era]] submarine constructed by the [[Lake Torpedo Boat Company]] of [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]] and purchased by the [[United States Navy]]
In '''computing'''
* [[Extreme-G 2]], a 1998 Nintendo 64 game
* [[PowerPC 600#G2|G2]], a model of PowerPC
* [[Gnutella2]], the P2P file sharing Network
* [[HTC Magic]], aka G2
In '''commerce and industry'''
* G2, the next generation of [[Gatorade]] brand [[electrolyte]] beverages produced and marketed by [[PepsiCo]]
* G2, a gel pen brand made by the [[Pilot Pen Corporation]]
* [[G2 – Generation Guns, L.L.C.]], a North America Airsoft provider
* [[Canon PowerShot G2]], a digital camera made by Canon Inc.
* [[Contax G|Contax G2]], a [[Rangefinder camera]] made by [[Contax]] Inc.
* [[Fiat G.2]], a 1932 Italian three-engine six-passenger monoplane transport aircraft
* Slacker G2, a portable audio device made by Slacker Radio for the [[Slacker_(music_service)|Slacker Music Service]]
* G2 International Marketing Limited - a full service marketing company
* G2 Technology, Inc. - a supply chain management and fulfillment company


In '''science''' and '''mathematics'''
== Cold War era ==
* [[Stellar classification#Class G|G2]], a stellar classification
During the [[Cold War]] China was a [[great power]], with a seat in the [[UN Security Council]], [[Chinese Language|Chinese]] being one of the five official languages of the [[UN]], and [[Nuclear weapons]]. China being the third largest country in the world with the largest population was therefore considered one of the three power along with the [[Soviet Union]] and the United States during the Cold War. After the [[Sino-Soviet Split]], [[Chairman Mao]] developed the [[Three Worlds Theory]], which considered China as a developing country and the United States and the Soviet Union as exploiter nations.
* [[G₂|G'''₂''']], a Lie group in mathematics
[[Image:Nixon Mao 1972-02-29.png|thumb|200px|Richard Nixon met with Mao Zedong in 1972.]]
* [[G2 phase]] of the cell cycle
* [[ATC code G02]], a section of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
* [[M31 G2]], or [[Mayall III]], a [[globular cluster]] in the [[Andromeda Galaxy]] (M31)
* Haplogroup G2, a subclade of [[Haplogroup G (Y-DNA)]]
* g-2, a notation for the [[anomalous magnetic dipole moment]] in physics


In '''transportation'''
== Post Cold War ==
* [[County Route G2 (California)]], also known as Lawrence Expressway
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, The Russian Federation inherited its seat in the UN Security Council and Nuclear Weapons, however the United States was seen as the worlds only [[Superpower]]. China in the present, is rising rapidly with a yearly double digit economic growth rate, return of [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]] to Chinese rule, and the founding of the [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation]] with a large number of former Soviet republics. China is widely considered as the worlds "Second Superpower" counterbalancing the United States.
* [[Glasspar G2]], a fiberglass body car predating the Kaiser Darrin and Corvette
* [[MGWR Class G2]], a [[Midland Great Western Railway]] [[Template:Ireland Steam Locomotives|Irish steam locomotive]]
* [[PRR G2]], an American [[Template:PRR locomotives|PRR 4-6-0 steam locomotive]]
* [[Grumman Gulfstream II]], a large twin engine business jet built by Gulfstream Aerospace
* G2, the [[Avirex]] (Gabon) IATA airline designator
* G2, the [[Dobrolet Airlines]] (Russia) IATA airline designator<!--- yes, there are dual-use designators --->


In '''fiction'''
==Human spaceflight capable countries ==
* ''[[Transformers: Generation 2]]'': Part of the [[Transformers (toy line)|Transformers]] franchise, lasting 1992-1995
This list includes the worlds only three countries with an independent capability in [[human spaceflight]].
** ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (comics)| Generation 2]]'', by [[Marvel Comics]]
{| class="sortable wikitable"
* G2, the female android played by Elaine Hendrix in the movie ''[[Inspector Gadget 2]]''
|+ '''First launch by country'''
|- bgcolor=#efefef
!Order
! Country || Year of first launch || Spacecraft
|-
| scope="row" | 1
|align="left"| {{flag|Soviet Union}}/{{RUS}} || April 12, 1961 || [[Vostok 1]]
|-
| scope="row" | 2
|align="left"| {{flag|United States}} || May 5, 1961 || [[Mercury-Redstone 3]]
|-
| scope="row" | 3
|align="left"| {{CHN}} || October 15, 2003 || [[Shenzhou 5]]
|}


In '''media'''
== Members of G-2 ==
* G2, ''[[The Guardian]]'' daily supplement
* {{USA}}
* {{CHN}}


In '''politics and international relations'''
==Country comparison==
*A proposed institutional relationship between the United States and China - [[Senior Dialogue|Strategic]] and [[Strategic Economic Dialogue|Economic Dialogue]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! {{flagicon|USA}} '''United States'''
! {{flagicon|China}} '''People's Republic of China'''
|-
| '''Population'''
| 303,241,000
| 1,321,851,888
|-
| '''Area'''
| 9,826,630&nbsp;km² (3,794,066 sq mi )
| 9,640,821&nbsp;km² (3,704,427 sq mi )
|-
| '''Population Density'''
| 31/km² (80/sq mi)
| 140/km² (363/sq mi)
|-
| '''Capital'''
| [[Washington, D.C.]]
| [[Beijing]]
|-
| '''Largest City'''
| [[New York City]] - 8,214,426 (18,818,536 Metro)
| [[Shanghai]] - 18,580,000
|-
| '''Government'''
| [[Federalism|Federal]] [[Presidential system|presidential]] [[constitutional republic|constitutional]] [[republic]]
| [[Single-party state]] [[socialist state|Socialist republic]]
|-
| '''Official languages'''
| [[English language|English]] (de facto)
| [[Chinese language|Chinese]]
|-
| '''Main religions'''
| 77% [[Christianity]], 18% [[atheism|non-Religious]], 1% [[Buddhism]], 2% [[Judaism]], 1% [[Islam]], 1% Other
| 69% non-Religious, 4.5% Buddhism, 7.5% [[Taoism]], 3% Christianity, 3% Islam
|-
| '''Ethnic groups'''
| [[White American]],[[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race), </br>[[African American|Black]],[[Multiracial]] and other,[[Asian American|Asian]], [[Native Americans in the United States|AIAN]] or [[Pacific Islander American|NHPI]]
| [[Han Chinese]], [[Tibetan]], [[Turkic peoples|Turk]], [[Mongol]], [[Manchu]]
|-
| '''GDP (nominal)'''
| [[US Dollar|$]]13.770 [[Orders of magnitude (numbers)#10-12|trillion]] ($44,190 [[per capita]])
| $3.280 trillion ($2,483 per capita)
|-
|'''Foreign exchange reserves'''
|71,245 (millions of USD)
|1,950,000 (millions of USD)
|-
| '''Military expenditures'''
| $651 billion ''(including Afghanistan and Iraq wars expenditures)''
| $70 billion
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[G20]]
* [[Group 2]]
* [[G8]]
*[[Sino-American relations]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/01/g20.china.us/]
*[http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/columnists/article5993143.ece]

{{International power}}


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Revision as of 06:36, 23 April 2009

G2, G02, G.II, G II, or G-2 may refer to:

In military applications

In computing

In commerce and industry

In science and mathematics

In transportation

In fiction

In media

In politics and international relations

See also

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