Bulgar Rouge wrote:China will eventually replace the US, the trajectory is more or less clear and there aren't many factors that point to American resurgence or geopolitical vitality. The fact that America needs to strong-arm its own European "allies" into specific buying decisions just indicates total desperation.
Name a single mainland Chinese brand that even remotely compares to the average American brand, to say nothing of popular culture. Therein lies the reason why China will never overtake the US.
On top of that, their demographics are so atrocious it's scary, for them at least. Good for us though.