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Buildings lit up with Chinese characters reading "Never forget the original intention" during a light show marking the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing on June 26.

Buildings lit up with Chinese characters reading "Never forget the original intention" during a light show marking the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing on June 26.

Photographer: Yan Cong/Bloomberg
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The Big Take

When Will China Rule the World? Maybe Never

The Communist Party wants the world to see China’s continued rise as inevitable. In reality, it’s anything but.

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When will China overtake the U.S. to become the world’s biggest economy?

Few questions are more consequential, whether it’s for executives wondering where long-term profits will come from, investors weighing the dollar’s status as global reserve currency, or generals strategizing over geopolitical flashpoints.