"Ask anybody under 30 about WW2 , the Great Leap Forward , Cold War etc. etc you will get a blank look."
My mother always said the same thing - but admitted she's been totally wrong when the Falklands War took place...............
There is no challenge - or no challenge that the vast majority see - China has maybe 15 years before the rising number of old people become a real burden, their people consume "Western" products and values at an alarming rate - so much that their Govt continually tries to block Western Media. I don't see anyone in the west or the developing world desperately worshiping President Xi and the CPChina. You don't see refugees dreaming of living in China (except from the DRNK) - we've won without fighting (so far)