The IMF says China will overtake the US as the world 's leading economic power in 2016 . `` The IMF considers that GDP in purchase-power-parity ( PPP ) Analysts criticized the figures saying that China still has a long way to go before it catches up . China must solve many structural and social problems before it is the global economic power .
The IMF says China will overtake the US as the world 's leading economic power in 2016 . Analysts criticized the figures saying that China still has a long way to go before it catches up . China must solve many structural and social problems before it is the global economic power .