China is a country with growing industrial and technological capabilities. While America is a country with decreasing industrial and technological capabilities. This is because China's economy is driven by investment and production while the US economy is driven by consumption and speculation.
And this won't be a Sputnik moment for the Americans because the US at this moment simply don't have the financial, industrial and human resources to respond.
and there is one more point
Western nations have this inherit ignorance where they seem to think because they built the "modern world" no one can teach them anything or be better than them and they are simply too good to learn from anyone else especially Asians
they have this Gods Chosen mentality where anything done by Non-western nations are somehow not on par or substandard to their production
this inherit racism and self appointed high morals always leads to their downfall and even accelerates their downfall
looking at the comments on Social Media and this ignorance becomes apparent until one day its too late
I just read someone saying "first build a 5th generation before you build a 6th generation"
or its "Made in China"
Roman Empire had this mentality and they latest less than 500 years a very sort term for a Empire
Western nations only managed 75 years since WW2 and the decline has already started
I dont think this will be a wake up call for USA, they are simply too ignorant and bigoted to take it seriously and even if they do Chinese resources and manpower are way to great with state control driving projects to completion very fast
