Today's China is not Qing and might as well compare Rome to the EU. > This might be the first time for the US. The great depression could be considered a soft

Today's China is not Qing and might as well compare Rome to the EU. > This might be the first time for the US. The great depression could be considered a soft-mini fall for the US. Although it wasn't a hegemonic power at that time, so maybe it doesn't count.