China will surpass the USA in raw GDP by mere virtue of its population size. All they have to do is get to something like 1/3 US GDP per capita and they'll easi

China will surpass the USA in raw GDP by mere virtue of its population size. All they have to do is get to something like 1/3 US GDP per capita and they'll easily win in absolute terms. This is only a bad thing if China continues to become more authoritarian and starts getting truly belligerent.