China has no domestic energy sources it can readily and swiftly put to use like the US did during it’s rise. It has to import all of its energy except for coal and a small amount of uranium. That’s not a recipe for developing an empire. China has no domestic customer base. Its annual per capita nominal GDP is $3,300 vs $47,000 for the US. Its per capita consumption is $1,150 vs $32,900 for the US. Even if it would try, it would take decades to develop a viable domestic customer base.
China’s recent rise has been one totally dependent on the West, cheap plentiful energy and that of a parasite of which there are no other hosts in site. China is not a force, it’s a basket case standing on thin stilts pretending the future is glorious.
