China is weakening. Centralization of power is making the government brittle. The government is deeply unpopular domestically, and there is no outlet for this r

China is weakening. Centralization of power is making the government brittle. The government is deeply unpopular domestically, and there is no outlet for this resentment so it's continually building. China has no real allies; most countries, especially their neighbours, deeply distrust them. China's demographic outlook is terrible; the population has peaked and they've transitioned directly from enforced one-child to hardly anyone wanting more than one child. China is indeed extremely powerful but it has peaked.