Despite the fact that Chinese president Xi Jinping has his hands tied in many political decisions due to pressure from various interest groups, he is the strongest leader since Mao who lost the chance to build up China just like Stalin did with the SSSR (meaning China would have been sole superpower). So why is China so dangerous to the USA?
The US oligarchy tells the president what to do, China does it in the opposite manner
The US banks and super-rich families dictate to the president what to do. He must manage them, if it is even possible and make politics with them influencing his every step.
Nothing can be more laughable for the Chinese president. He doesn’t have to care about a large portion of interest groups. They are accountable to him.
And this is the worst scenarion among the horrifying claims that the US has never faced greater danger. All the interest groups going against the US, just becasue of the whole China.
The US interest groups are in hostile constellation and – even with their great influence – cannot be so strong such as the Chinese ones.
Economic competition
The Western (and today rather the US) interconnected banking system so detrimental to the Global South definitely plays a role in the economic power plays.
But Chinese interest groups largely remain intact. For example, imagine POTUS having managed all the interest groups and then projecting power? This is a science fiction. But not for the Chinese president, he would be able to do it.
Xi Jinping has still his hands tied
Internal party fractions, disputes among the interest groups. And foreign interest groups.
However, the US influence (or other countries influence) makes, for example, sure the Chinese education system remains broken. This is crucial for potential technological advancement.
When soft power isn’t enough
China no longer dreams of power. It builds it. Decades of investment turned its military from bloated redundancy into focused strength. Its navy now commands the largest fleet on Earth. Its missile systems outmatch anything stationed in the Pacific. It produces weapons faster, cheaper, and in greater numbers than the United States. While the US overcommits to distant bases, China fortifies its home waters with speed and precision. It does not spread thin, it concentrates. It surrounds Taiwan with missiles, drones, and aircraft that function as one system. Each exercise, each maneuver, each patrol sends the same message: We are ready. China does not fight endless wars. It prepares for one specific, decisive confrontation. This is how China is so dangerous.
China so dangerous: China is ready
While America debates, China calibrates. The Chinese military-industrial complex is not captured by lobbyists or broken by budget fights. It follows a national plan. It links civilian tech to weapons research. Universities, factories, and the army operate as one chain. Their cyberwarfare units multiply in silence. Their shipyards never pause. Chinese commanders do not fear headlines, leaks, or elections. They fear only failure—and they are taught never to allow it. The United States, by contrast, fights inside itself. Private contractors dominate policy. Generals rotate out before projects mature. Congress blocks innovation. Public opinion pulls foreign policy in every direction. The result is chaos disguised as strength. America overfunds while underperforms. China underclaims but outmaneuvers.
To counter China, the United States must return to hard power. Not slogans, not presence, not alliances. Actual force. Clear superiority. The illusion of dominance no longer works. The Indo-Pacific needs permanent naval power. The US must project strength not to intimidate—but to balance. Without hard power, no soft power matters. Without deterrence, diplomacy fails. China respects only capacity. It watches ships, payloads, formations, not speeches. If Washington wants peace, it must act like it can win war. It must rebuild trust in its own deterrent. Because China already believes it can win—quietly, quickly, and without asking permission.
Can USA contain China?
As new oligarchy is emerging (including Chinese one), US containing China will be impossible.
Yes, the US along with its allies projects enormous power, but if Chinese GDP rises (and yes, this is just a forecast), it may be over.
U.S. voters, leaders and shadow groups have made poor decisions, shaping a very dangerous future.
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