I wonder if this article is making this too complicated. It seems to argue for a cooperation and relinquishing of economic power as a way to retain influence, f

I wonder if this article is making this too complicated. It seems to argue for a cooperation and relinquishing of economic power as a way to retain influence, for example by letting the dollar lose its reserve status. That sounds like a disaster, giving up a primary advantage the US has in global influence and authority. The other primary advantage, military strength, seems like it may also diminish if the US doesn’t step up (https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/2050-chinas-military-could-be-unstopable-165451 https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/2050-chinas-militar...).