Will China’s economy ever overtake America’s?
Some economists think not
CHINA WAS once, centuries ago, the world’s biggest economy. Many analysts expect it to regain that distinction in due course. But a host of difficulties besetting the Asian giant, some of which are self-inflicted, will delay the day it overtakes America to return to pole position. A growing number of economists now think that day may never arrive.
This article appeared in the The Economist explains section of the print edition under the headline “Will China’s economy ever overtake America’s?”
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