China will grow economically over the next decades until neighboring states + US will join together against it. The goal of every state is not only power, but hegemony in the anarchastic inter-country system.
States that gain regional hegemony have a further aim: to prevent other geographical areas from being dominated by other great powers.
China probably won't compete miltarily with Russia/Japan, but will find other ways to dictate behavior. Will also eventually try to push US out of Asia. China, strategically so, would prefer a militarily weak Japan and Russia as the US has a militarily weak Canada and Mexico.
US will go to all lengths to weaken China, even in Asia region alone. Likely will behave as toward USSR during cold war.
"[depressing]... but the fact is that international politics is a nasty and dangerous business and no amount of goodwill can ameliorate the intense security competition that sets in when an aspiring hegemon appears in Eurasia."
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