You could've said that exact same thing about the US just 10 years ago when Obama was president.
Trump isnt all that different in character to previous administrations he just takes bigger risks and doesnt bother with the mask.
It hasn't happened yet. Is there something you perceive as especially problematic now, as opposed to the last 30 years?
China has been preparing for a global energy crisis for years. It is paying off now
As other Asian economies race to conserve energy, China has huge reserves of oil and gas as well as alternative energy sources like wind and solar
I've never once heard it from somebody who correctly anticipated China's rise though. The imminent collapse story just quietly changes every 5 years or so.
If the US has an imperial rival one thing you can almost guarantee is that the predictions of economic collapse will be as frequent as they are absurdly overblown and as always, This Time It's Different.
A society that is unwilling to replace itself will inevitably decline.
A policy that ended a decade ago, and was only ever marginally successful (even at the height of the restrictions their birth rate was nearer 1.4 than 1.0)
That’s a pretty big aside.