China : The Dragon with an Attitude

It is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Its borders are constant for over 7000 years. It is the source of culture and language to Japan and Korea. It's survival through time can be said to be a topic of envy. Strategists identify it as Clever and Patient. We can hardly find China committing troops to the missions of the UN; or even find it interfering in politics which is beyond its context. China does not seem to be interested in any military adventures, but is constantly, aggressively seeking economic opportunities and building defense. As US more often than not, gets caught in political and war deadlocks; China persistently builds a robust economy and a military power to be feared. The conservation of it's energy in politics, military and economy results in helping it to dictate it's development at the rate it wants, since the rate of development should be so managed that it can be maintained; e.g. a bridge can collapse under of it's own weight. As the US is stuck in the middle-east crisis, China invests in Africa, its interest lies in it's natural resources to feed it's industries. China is busy looking for Oil in South and Latin America, West-Indies and the Middle-east, though it still has enough. In the process it is cementing its economy and building political allies. It's progress seems to be very well planned. It's exports grew by 39% last year. It has a robust Infrastructure and a very cheap workforce, ideal for manufacturers. Like the Indians, China has a huge turn-out of professionals and researchers in various fields. The no of patents to it's name is astounding. The US meanwhile builds relations with Australia, India, Japan, Taiwan(recognized by only a few countries, thanks to China) to tackle China's rise; but to it's utter despair, it is too tangled in it's own making to tackle China. China on the contrary has been bribing foreign diplomats to influence proceedings abroad. Though China has its own problems, one can still count on it's experience. The Dragon talks slow but thinks fast.