China Expected to Overcome the U.S. by 2030----Unless?

Reading the economic news I came across another article with great graphics that discusses the risks that China may overcome the United States by 2030 unless our leaders start working together to solve central problems (There is some indication in MI they are starting to do that but how long and how widespread is an open question.). In an article by Nicolas Rapp and Brian O'Keefe in Fortune Magazine (You might need to subscribe to get more. The graphics you can see are telling and a little chilling.) 'This chart shows how China will soar past the U.S. to become the world’s largest economy by 2030'

The American Spirit History
Marines Working Together
Semper Fidelis

We know we need to update our data infrastructure (functionality and security), adjust our infrastructure to manufacture, increase technology for competitiveness, innovate our military, improve our education, maximize our human capital, and improve the "investibility" of our nation. We also know that doing nothing no longer works....we became accustomed to being on top but now must get back our American spirit and develop our competitive conditioning. (Not out of Woods; Patents, Doctors & Discoveries; Reagan National Defense; Stats Connect China China Beats U.S. 2033)

Without unity of vision and purpose we run the risk of default be ineptitude. Meaning, we have difficulty making complex decisions as a nation because the political-socio structure is not centered around essential national purposes. Instead of using the power of politics and influence to achieve shared goals in different ways  the disease of division was allowed ample breathing room. (We can learn from difficulty and draw back towards universal truths. There are risks we can splinter further along the lines of multiple opposing truths. Remember that the vast majority of life is subjective and the vast majority of what we take as "fact" is socially constructed.)  

The Naked Truth
Botticelli: The Calumny of Apelles
1494

Of course unity of purpose would mean leadership would need a vision and the political-moral capital to ensure the needs of the country are not supplanted by their own, party, or social groups (Its hard when the arguments are more towards who is right and who is wrong as mirror images of each other while ignoring the 90% other possibilities unseen based on cognitive rigidity. For example, the very act of unification of long term economic goals is worth more than the implementation of a specific program as people throughout the social structure envision their place within the bigger vision-work. As the saying says "Many hands make light work. See Cognitive Flexibility in Decision Making). As we move into parity in influence with China we will also increasingly see with crystal clarity how our choices impact our outcomes. The hindsight criticisms of historians will be committed to electronic media (Was once stone, papyrus, paper, etc... Believe it or not this is history in the making as digital transformation marks a point in history like other major societal changes. i.e. the Renaissance. 🤓. "So it be written, so it be done." ✒️📐 jk  Leadership & Moral Reasoning, Hegel History Reason, "Common Sense" and Exploration & Exploitation). 

Side Note:

I have been working on this theory. Its untested, founded in supporting research, and focused around creating innovation clusters. It may be a good theory in line with other cluster theories or it may be a complete waste of effort (I don't think it is an actual waste of effort and I suspect it will someday be fruitful. The platform is "shadowed" in the macro data.) However, it helps me formulate an understanding of our economic environment and one way to move from one working platform to a higher functioning platform. If a nation could bump upwards using its current infrastructure dollars to create large scale national innovation we may be able to change the name of the game. See Level K Game Theory. That requires coordination and politicians who put the country before their careers. Just saying! 😮🙃 Unfinished, unedited, unorganized but paper in process....Theory of Innovative Transactional Clusters

“Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.” Ben Franklin