The Chinese economy is 61% smaller than the U.S. economy, and the average Chinese citizen earns about 15% of the annual income of the average American, while roughly 40% of the population earns less than $10 USD per day. Photo courtesy of the China Power Project. The U.S. economy is $11.2 trillion larger than China’s. The average American is roughly six times richer than the average PRC citizen. At China’s claimed 5% annual growth rate, which is likely inflated, it would take approximately 30 years of uninterrupted expansion for China to reach parity with the United States. However, Donald Trump’s tariffs may permanently foreclose China’s access to the U.S. market as a low-cost export platform. China’s population is shrinking, with births in 2025 falling to…
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