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    China is the world’s biggest economy, in PPP terms

    If we measure GDP in current US dollars, China’s economy will be three-quarters of the US next year. The closing gap is the underlying reason for the US-China cold war 

    Manas Chakravarty
    April 12, 2021 / 09:19 IST
    Reuters
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