From things I’ve read China is in a dilemma. They must grow at 10% per year+ just to stay even with internal immigration and population growth trends. They have sold the idea of rising expectations to the whole population and they have to deliver.

Rumors of wars with China, I think, are old hat at this point.

Yeah, they don’t have anything to replace us with yet. We are a market for the growth they need.

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6214154.html

“Have you ever heard of another country whose whole leadership, including the president, study together intellectual-property rights?” Tian asked reporters on the sidelines of a Communist Party congress.

“I’ve been working in this field for years, and I’ve not heard of any other country doing this. But this happens in China,” the casually dressed official said.

China regularly defends its record on fighting piracy, saying it is a developing country and needs time. But pirated movies and music discs are openly sold in shops and on street corners in Chinese cities for as little as 8 yuan (about $1) a copy.