Decoding China's 'secret' plan to supplant United States as the most powerful country by 2050

China is running a hundred-year marathon. It has an unwritten, unofficial, 'secret' plan to supplant the United States as the world's most powerful nation by 2050 – the hundredth anniversary of Communist party's proclamation of the People's Republic of China.
To win this marathon, ying pai (hawks) in China have drawn lessons from their millennia-old rich history, especially the Warring States period, which culminated in seven feuding states coming together to form one nation under the Qin dynasty. While the prevalent strategic thought in China today is steeped in such militaristic values, it projects itself and its history as one inspired by Confucian pacifism. Wai ru, nei fa (on the outside, be benevolent; on the inside, be ruthless) is its watchword. Read more..

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