"30 years: After economic and social collapse, the United States no longer exists in any form that would be recognizable in 2022. There has been some combination of dissolution of the country, chaos and tyranny. " As intended by those for whom China is a shining beacon, and the long term aim to bring down the last bastions of Western democracy, buy using that democracy against the people will be fulfilled. China is playing the 'long game' against the West, slowly destroying countries industrial strengths by undercutting costs and encouraging companies to 'off-shore' production to China, infiltrating Academia, 'woke' policies all contributing to the collapse "slowly, slowly catchee monkey"...
"30 years: After economic and social collapse, the United States no longer exists in any form that would be recognizable in 2022. There has been some combination of dissolution of the country, chaos and tyranny. " As intended by those for whom China is a shining beacon, and the long term aim to bring down the last bastions of Western democracy, buy using that democracy against the people will be fulfilled. China is playing the 'long game' against the West, slowly destroying countries industrial strengths by undercutting costs and encouraging companies to 'off-shore' production to China, infiltrating Academia, 'woke' policies all contributing to the collapse "slowly, slowly catchee monkey"...
"...whether the world enters a new Dark Age."
Proper science would likely still persist in the East.