U.S. Seen Losing To China As World Leader -- Wall Street Journal
Global Survey Finds Economic Shifts are Changing Perceptions of the Two Nations
SHANGHAI—People in the U.S. and China view each other with increasing suspicion, and many others around the world see the U.S. losing its place to China as the leading economic and political power, a new public opinion poll shows.
According to a survey of around 38,000 people in 39 countries released on Thursday by the Washington-based Pew Research Center, majorities or pluralities in 23 of the nations surveyed said China either has replaced or eventually will oust the U.S. as the world's top superpower. The Chinese don't question their nation's eventual dominance, but Americans are split on the question, the poll found.
The Pew survey is the latest indication that the global impact of China's economic expansion over the past three decades and the 2008 U.S. economic stumble are reordering perceptions about China—the world's most populous nation—and the U.S.—its biggest economy.
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Update: Global attitudes reflect shifting U.S.-China power balance, survey concludes -- Washington Post
My Comment: I have definitely seen this shift in the past 2-3 years from my travels in Asia and in Europe. Before .... I was always asked on what was happening in the U.S. .... the politics/economics/foreign policy/etc.. But in the past few years .... nothing. It is as if everyone is sensing a U.S. withdrawal on the world scene .... and on every level .... military & defense/political/economic/scientific/etc.. Is this a valid observation .... ask me that question again in the next few years.
As for China's rise .... there is no question that more people are now asking me on what are my opinions and observations when it comes to China. This is not surprising .... my small circle know that I am a China watcher, as well being someone who has visited China on numerous occasions since the mid 1980s. Even my American friends and contacts are now asking me about China .... something that they rarely did until recently.
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Yet the signs are now unmistakable: China is in big trouble. We’re not talking about some minor setback along the way, but something more fundamental. The country’s whole way of doing business, the economic system that has driven three decades of incredible growth, has reached its limits. You could say that the Chinese model is about to hit its Great Wall, and the only question now is just how bad the crash will be. - Krugman 7-18-13
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