“The West was sure the Chinese approach would not work. It just had to wait. It’s still waiting…Over the past four decades, economic growth in China has been 10 times faster than in the United States, and it is still more than twice as fast. The party appears to enjoy broad public support, and many around the world are convinced that Mr. Trump’s America is in retreat while China’s moment is just beginning.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/18/world/asia/china-rules.html