“China’s economy is not bigger in the aggregate either. The U.S. is about $21 trillion while China is around $15.”
Close enough (if even the case anymore), if they choose to outspend us militarily, which was my initial point. No way this country could hold together to match, much less exceed, the Chinese.
Let’s hope they decide to be nice to us!
Yes China Is Lying About the Size of Their Economy
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/yes-china-lying-about-size-their-economy-135107