A COMPARISON BETWEEN MAJOR U.S. AND CHINESE ECONOMIC INDICATORS Wei Wei（69） As China has been enjoying a high rate of economic growth compared with the United States in recent years, many people argue that China will become a world economic power in the next century. Some even go as far as to air the view of a "China threat". Comparing some important U.S. and Chinese economic indicators, the author arrives at the following conclusions: (1) as China is still a developing country, it will not be a threat to the world; (2) China cannot copy U.S. experiences indiscriminately in its economic development; (3) the trend of the rapidly growing Sino-U.S. economic ties is irreversible. Therefore the two countries should cooperate in economy, especially in the Asia-Pacific region.