China’s trajectory is upward. In economics, China is the next America. There will be no Pax Sinica. In terms of being the beacon of liberty—and hence of spirituality and innovation, that religious vision for humanity—there likely isn’t a next America.
In my latest essay for LewRockwell.com, I share what I have personally observed about China’s rise, its strengths, its limitations, and why it will dominate economically but will not replace America as the world’s moral or spiritual leader.