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One data point doesn't make a trend. The Chinese economy isn't collapsed, but the rate of growth of GDP for China has been negative (rate of growth, it's still positive growth) since at least 2012 from what I can see. The US rate of growth is fairly static over the same time (a slightly positive rate of growth, but not much), but about half the value of China's.
Don't cherry pick data. It's not useful.
The criteria for the GDP measure changed in 2009 which put a heavier weight on R&D capitalization. This makes it an unfair comparison since China economy is mostly manufacturing-based. The fact that their growth rate is so high despite this is very notable.