chinese have low IQ or not innovative(Biden's claim) or inferior or cheat on econ data, I don't giv a sh1t. As I said b4, I've hard data to back up. Of course, unlike u, I don't live in an environment intensively interactive with non-chinese and image/optics demanding.
https://www.voanews.com/a/biden-slams-china-over-lack-of-innovation/1924891.html
Hard data:
air-conditioner market penetration 2016: http://zzwave.com/plaboard/posts/3961591.shtml
Power generation: reached 6000 Kw-hr/capita/yr, between those of UK and germany. The yanks have ways to check a country's power generation by measuring EM radiation over transmission lines from satellite. I've not seen repudiation of china data by foren agencies
Auto production: Among all the core heavy industries, auto-making is the only industry that has big foren investment