Let us take the question of the economy first . China is per – capita growth over the last decade has averaged a highly impressive 8.5 percent annually reaching a GDPpc of $ 6,000 in 2006 international – PPP dollars . Serious challenges lie ahead , yet given China is competent economic- policy makers, a supportable projection is an average percapita growth rate of 7 percent a year , enough to raise GDPpc to $ 10,000 PPP by 2015 . After that, slower workforce expansion a product of changing demographics plus China is expected approach toward convergence with the world is leading developed economies suggest that the growth rate will climb less steeply . Annual growth of 5 percent in GDPpc starting in 2015 will bring China to roughly $ 14,000 PPP in 2006 dollars by 2025 . or about where Argentina is today.