The problem with this kind of articles is that the authors ignore the fact that China is a developing country, and will have faster growth rate until it becomes a developed nation, by that time its GDP will be several times bigger than America's. Also, China does not follow the diktat of the US, the IMF, and the World Bank, so China will avoid the middle income trap.
It is really an exceptional country that was founded on the ideals of human equality, and, as Antony Blinken said, although it often is imperfect, it tries to improve itself and strive to be good. That is why so many countries from Europe to Japan consent to live under U.S. domination - because they know that, the U.S. is a benevolent power that will not try to hold down their peoples just for wanting a better life.
Some would argue that the US is so exceptional, it's even more exceptional than the British empire.
U.S. Empire Named Most Murderous Killing Machine In History
New study finds U.S. responsible for nearly 300 million deaths—and counting
British empire killed 165 million Indians in 40 years: How colonialism inspired fascism
A scholarly study found that British colonialism caused approximately 165 million deaths in India from 1880 to 1920, while stealing trillions of dollars of wealth. The global capitalist system was founded on European imperial genocides, which inspired Adolf Hitler and led to fascism.
Under US' benevolent hegemony, millions Russia men died prematurely until Putin's election; the per capita GDP of EU shrink from more than 90% of America's to about 65% currently; and Japan's economy has stagnated for almost 40 years after the Plaza Accord.
China's power consumption in October is the highest ever for the month.
