A rising power without allies
The more power China has accumulated, the greater has been its difficulty in gaining genuine allies, underscoring that leadership demands more than brute might. Contrast this with the strong network of allies and partners that the United States maintains in the Asia-Pacific region and elsewhere.
Can China guarantee that North Korea will not attack South Korea? The world’s democracies should back Taiwan's efforts at constitutional reform to achieve greater democracy and freedom; this will encourage China's 1.4 billion people to call for democratization of the CCP and pressure North Korea to seek democracy as well - and world peace will be born. Democracies the world over should support Taiwan as a beacon for democracy in Asia, a light to show the way to peaceful development for China. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.