Maybe we need to rethink the way we measure GDP and “superpower”.
If everyone is having the same issue, is it still an issue? Since it is all relative.
We are evolving from labor to technology with or without aging population.
Consumption pattern will change and it is an opportunity for new industries and a resilient economy will have no issue transitioning.
China’s advantage is and likely to continue to be AI, tremendous amount of data, quantum computing, and their large population even if more and more are over 65 like everyone else.