[Libertarianize the GOP]

It is always easier for countries to copy and try to catch up than it is to lead. The closer China's economy comes to matching America's the more likely that the structural impediments within their system will cause major disruptions.

[Citizen of the Savage Nation]

It is always easier for countries to copy and try to catch up than it is to lead. The closer China's economy comes to matching America's the more likely that the structural impediments within their system will cause major disruptions.

IOW, the Japan Syndrome.