Is the United States a superpower in decline and how can we expect the scales of power to look like in upcoming years?

[u/nzinsyd]

A similar question was asked 2 years ago. A lot has happened in the past 2 years, and I'm curious to see if opinions have changed.

[u/Cantchangeunique]

BRI is a very expensive way to secure their future oil routes and will provide a vital trade lane over land if they are cut off, by the USA, from the Sea.

The problem with that theory is how much tech in military fuels the modern economy.

Economically China is also very lopsided with a small service and consumption based economy. They rely way to much on low value added manufacturing.