I doubt an aging population is going to free up the spratley islands and chinese military presence in the south china sea. They can now strategically threaten t

I doubt an aging population is going to free up the spratley islands and chinese military presence in the south china sea. They can now strategically threaten the oil imports for a whole bunch of SEA countries and are still growing as a military power. If the experts are correct, can they hurry up and be correct faster because I can't wait for a prediction that has no timeframe requirements.