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I'm from china. I don't think our country has already exceed USA in economics.Acturally most chinese believe we fall behind USA and Europe coutries far way.

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China is still far behind the US on a per-capita basis, but China has a lot of people, so the overall size of the economy is similar (larger in PPP terms, smaller in nominal terms).

I don't think anyone here believes China is ahead in terms of average standard of living. This graphic is just about the overall size of the economy.

the economy wealth level should be about disposable income PPP after accounting for shelter, food and other basic necessities

The average person in 成都 lives better than the average person in NYC.

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