This is an interesting debate. I am very much in the camp that we are at Peak China economically and in soft power terms. But in terms of hard power, I do not think so. That is, as China weakens I expect it to become increasingly bellicose to distract its always restive population.
This makes Albo’s pivot back to China doubly stupid given decreasing economic power and rising militarism.
TS Lombard explores the issues.