Competing System And Global Shifts

While the U.S. has enjoyed a long history of being the supreme power among world powers, China has lately been challenging America’s status, with breakthroughs in science, technology, space and international relations. Political rhetoric in each country tends to highlight where its “team” is superior, resulting in bias in any examination of the rivalry between China and the U.S. Our approach is direct and brings to bear facts around four areas: Competition, Innovation, Leverage and The Great Game of Economics. A look at just these four areas suggests that the two sides are getting closer and closer to being equal, with the U.S. currently leading in most areas but with China gaining ground in several areas and having more momentum than the U.S. in most areas.