Share of world GDP: Michael Cembalest, JP Morgan
Percent of Global GDP: unknown origin.
The Rception (Macartney & Qianlong Emperor): By James Gillray - This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States.This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8692216
Opium: drawing by Honoré Daumier in 1859.
Opium war: By Edward Duncan - http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/opium_wars_01/ow1_gallery/pages/1841_0792_nemesis_jm_nmm.htm, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5520025
Imperialism: Deur Henri Meyer - Bibliothèque nationale de France, Publieke domein, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62229
Made in China 2025: By Chinese government website - http://www.gov.cn/zhuanti/2016/MadeinChina2025-plan/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=101778779
Belt and Road initiative: By Aamir Khokhar PK - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=108273260
GDP per capita per country: By ព្រះមហាក្សត្ររាជ - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=95743282
US vs China monthly income: Credit Suisse, US Census Data 2012, Credit Suisse emerging consumer survey
Gini Coefficient China: Chart taken from Inequality in China – Trends, Drivers and Policy Remedies by Sonali Jain-Chandra, Niny Khor, Rui Mano, Johanna Schauer, Philippe Wingender and Juzhong Zhuang
Gini coefficient per country map: By Wikkiwonkk - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=101258188
World Happiness Report: https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2021/happiness-trust-and-deaths-under-covid-19/
“I feel under a lot of pressure to be successful and make money.”: Ipsos
“I measure my success by the things I own.”: Ipsos
Tracking sentiment: The Economist, https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2016/11/24/what-the-world-worries-about
70th anniversary fireworks: unknown origin