EconomyChina to seize economic crown from US years early on COVID success
Experts see America falling behind as soon as 2028 as pandemic's aftereffects linger
A worker cleans the exterior of a bullet train at a maintenance station before the 2021 Spring Festival travel rush in Qingdao, Shandong Province, of China. © Getty Images
IORI KAWATE, Nikkei staff writer
January 19, 2021 05:57 JST
BEIJING -- It's a milestone heralding a long-expected pivotal shift in the global balance of power: China passing the U.S. as the world's largest economy. But thanks to its success against the coronavirus pandemic, that year may arrive much quicker than thought, perhaps in 2028.