This is how superficial one needs to get to justify an argument of US global supremacy. Arthur Herman and WSJ deliberately choose to ignore Taiwan's unmatched leadership in superconductors and China's in energy. Instead, they turn to Soviet-style resources and headcount arguments. Apparently there is a force driving them to sacrifice whatever authority they might still have.
"China remains formidable. But from Europe and the Middle East to South America and Southeast Asia, the U.S. sets the agenda while China struggles with a leadership crisis. Beijing’s one remaining strategic initiative is its threat to Taiwan. Although very real, this threat is directed at an island less than 100 miles off its coast with 1/60th of its population, which perfectly sums up China’s shrinking influence."
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/america-is-the-sole-superpower-again-0a89e41a