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CHINA AND THE USA

Africa’s Rising Sun: Replicating The Chinese Story 

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Folktales and fairy tales alike carry stories of ordinary beings rising through superhuman ways to become extraordinary. The story of China’s rise to global dominance reads much like a fairy tale. Just a simple agrarian-based economy in the 1960s, it has grown to become a world superpower in less than a decade. This phenomenal growth is outstanding and carries hope for Africa. The question is can Africa replicate the Chinese story? 

The recent IMF’s World Economic Output 2020 revealed a new world order. According to the report, the US economy at $20.8 trillion trails the Chinese economy at $24.2 trillion. These statistics are based on purchasing power parity, a measure of the power of a currency to buy the same goods and services within its own shores. 

This implies that you can buy more with a dollar in China than you would in the US. By this metric, China's economy

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