China may yet find itself ensnared in a kind of economic Thucydides trap: attempting to surpass an incumbent hegemon bent on keeping it down — and never quite succeeding. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/11/world/can-chinas-economy-catch-up-to-the-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #chineseeconomy #useconomy #trade #tariffs