How does the US and China compare in the global economy?

The Per capita income of the United States is 5.78 and 3.61 times higher than that of China in nominal and PPP terms, respectively. The US is the 5th richest country in the world, whereas China comes at 63rd rank….Comparing United States and China by Economy.

Source	World Bank : Nominal, PPP, Nominal per capita, PPP per capita
Date	15 May 2021

Which country is going to be the next superpower?

China. The People’s Republic of China receives continual coverage in the popular press of its emerging superpower status, and has been identified as a rising or emerging economic growth and military superpower by academics and other experts.

Will China replace the US as the world’s superpower?

As per the study conducted by the UK-based YouGov polling institute, nearly 42 per cent Germans believe China would replace US as the global superpower and only 14 per cent feel that US would retain its position as the world leader.

Will China replace the United States’ global role after its rise?

China can be expected to establish international mechanisms confined to certain areas (such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank), but again, creating dominant international organizations like the United Nations will be impossible for China. All in all, China is unlikely to replace the United States’ global role after its rise.

Can China reconstruct the world order through war?

Reconstructing the world order through war is hard to imagine in the era of nuclear weapons. Given that a peaceful rise is the only realistic choice for China at present, China can only surpass the United States in some specific aspects such as GDP, national defense expenditures, the number of international students, and so on.

Is China building a world order governed by li (礼)?

U.S. and Chinese flags are shown as visitors wait for the motorcade of Chinese President Xi Jinping to arrive in Seattle (Sept. 22, 2015). Our previous article suggested that China may be committed to building a world order governed by the ancient Chinese concept of li (礼).