Has the U.S. lost its dominance to China?

Transcript TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. When it comes to the production of drones, electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, solar cells and clinical trials of pharmaceuticals, China is ahead of the U.S. Beijing might also be benefiting from the war in Iran and from President Donald Trump's tariffs. So does this mean the era of America's global leadership is over?My guest, Evan Osnos, addresses these and other issues in his latest article in The New Yorker titled "The Future, Made in China." He's a staff writer at the magazine, where he's written extensively about China, as well as American politics and the tech world. Before that, he was the Beijing bureau chief for the Chicago Tribune and was part of teams that won the Pulitzer Prize in 2001 and 2008. Osnos is also a host of the New Yorker podcast "The Political Scene." His first book, "Age Of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, And Faith In The New China," won the 2014 National Book Award for nonfiction and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His latest book is "The Haves And Have-Yachts: Dispatches On The Ultrarich." We recorded our interview yesterday.Evan Osnos, welcome back to FRESH AIR. So the way...