China's sudden rapid growth has made the United States wonder if it will be a threat for them economically and/or military.
Economically speaking, I think China could be a threat. The rapid grow of China as a major economic power is causing the United States to be concerned and they don’t let anything escape so they can start planning how to respond to China's economic rise. However, if China has a slowdown in its economic growth it would reduce China’s demand for U.S. products but it could be very likely that China at some point will overtake the United States as the world’s largest economy. If this happens, China could produce more products than the U.S. consumes and even consume more products than the U.S. produces. It will also increase the demand for natural resources and this could affect the U.S. trade.
