> The whole of the West has a smaller population and less manufacturing capacity than China alone. The US + Germany have a larger combined manufacturing capaci

> The whole of the West has a smaller population and less manufacturing capacity than China alone. The US + Germany have a larger combined manufacturing capacity than China does, in a population about 30% that of China. With the population gap you can then throw in France, Britain, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Canada and far exceed the manufacturing capacity of China (which has about 20%-22% of global manufacturing output and declining as a share).