Germany had surpassed Britain in industrial production by 1900. Even at its current high rates of growth, China’s economy is unlikely to equal that of the US for at least two more decades.
但这样的推理并不完善。1900年后，德国的工业生产已经超越了英国。但是即便保持目前这种高增长率，中国的经济在至少20年内都不太可能赶上美国。