China-US Strength Gap to Widen Over Next Decade, Says Top Political Scientist Forecasting More Global Confrontation
• China's strength gap with the US likely to widen over next decade rather than shrink, says top political scientist Yan Xuetong
• Yan predicts China and US will continue distancing themselves economically from all other countries even if growth rates fall
• Debates over whether China losing steam in journey to overtake US economy as post-pandemic recovery sputters
• Yan calls for Chinese scholars to suppress wishes and objectively project future of US-China relations
• Yan forecasts more international confrontation, less cooperation globally over next decade due to rising populism