There is an old diplomatic saying, "Russia is never as strong as it looks and Russia is never as weak as it looks". China is the same. China is a large, poor

There is an old diplomatic saying, "Russia is never as strong as it looks and Russia is never as weak as it looks". China is the same. China is a large, poor country with an aging population. It is a badly run dictatorship that is more likely to return to warlordism than become a world power. Australia and Canada are the primary targets for Chinese interference. Both are used for money laundering. Uncle Xi is destroying the little political legitimacy from growing the economy. The social credit system will further undermine the ability of China to move from a source of cheap labour to a more advanced economy. China 2020 = Japan 1985.