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China is now the richest country on Earth - C C - Nov 17, 2021
https://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/china-is-now-the-richest-country-on-earth/
INTRO: The US has been stripped of its title as the richest country in the world, with China now being the world’s wealthiest nation. The switch-up in the global wealth leaderboard was announced in a report from McKinsey & Co., says Bloomberg who first broke the story, which revealed that China’s value skyrocketed from $7 trillion in 2000 to $120 trillion in 2020.
In that same time, the value of the United States climbed to almost $90 trillion, falling short of the number one spot... (MORE)
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