Begin with the Global Economic Ecosystem. 

The Natural Law of this ecosystem is Capitalism. 

Nothing can change that. Just like nothing can change the Natural Law of the Real World: Survival of the Fittest. (Same thing as Capitalism, really.)

In the real world we create teams, tribes, communities, and societies to increase our efficiency and effectiveness. It is necessary to our survival. Similarly, it is also necessary to create economic structures that work within the Global Economic Ecosystem to increase our efficiency and effectiveness. However, in both cases, we can never override the Natural Law.

The Soviet Union failed because it tried to replace the Natural Law of Capitalism with the man-made structure of Communism. Alternately, China is succeeding because it does not try to change or deny the Natural Law, but chooses to exist as a Communist nation within it;.. Increasing its own efficiency and effectiveness. Like a group of people living as a tribe in the forest. They are not trying to override Survival of The Fittest,.. Just trying to increase their efficiency within it.

This gives China an advantage over the United States, as, comparatively, the U.S. is a feudal state where individuals fight against each other to become kings and warlords,.. and their Kingdoms, their corporations, rise and fall on the brutal strength and guile of its leaders and not on the efficiency and effectiveness of its structure.

Just like one large corporation has an advantage over all the ‘mom & pop’ stores on Main Street, a nation that works together economically has an advantage over a nation that is divided and chaotic.

A nation does not need to become Communist to compete with China, just organize itself in a way that is more efficient and effective.