I agree that China is building it’s economy and there is a lot of western (US) propaganda but there are some concerning things about China. First is the man made islands (Spratley Islands) in international waters claimed by many other countries. These have become militarized and are in the middle of major shipping lanes. Second, is their desire to build aircraft carriers to expand military reach. Now, they claim that is to counter India’s 3 aircraft carriers (2 today and 1 more planned) which is partially a fair statement. But, the proximity to Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Philippines, etc. would be more of a concern. China’s military had been very defensive in nature but these could be viewed as representing a shift to more offensive postures