The USSR never passed the US in GDP PPP, the closest it got was 75-80%. PRC passed the US in GDP PPP but not in GDP nominal.
The USSR never out-manufactured the US, and never out-traded it. PRC has and continues to do so. Now more countries trade with PRC more than with the US.
The USSR never passed the US in GDP PPP, the closest it got was 75-80%. PRC passed the US in GDP PPP but not in GDP nominal.
The USSR never out-manufactured the US, and never out-traded it. PRC has and continues to do so. Now more countries trade with PRC more than with the US.