China has the potential to be a world power

but it won't be thanks to TG. With government like that, no country will respect and trust China, not even North Korea  the most backward country in the world and the country relies heavily on China financial support .
China gives Americans the best excuse to convince the rest of the world, excluding Russia, to line up behind American. Russia will support China to buy time for itself to regain its strength. Once Russia is economically sound again, it will milk the last penny out of China.