Pakistan, April 24 -- In the post-Cold war era, while the US emerged as the only world's only superpower, Russia had quickly consolidated its position as a leading military power. While China focused on economic development based on reforms initiated in 1979 - it also started building economic and technological ties with the US and the EU.

Since 2001, the US has been fighting the global War on Terror in Afghanistan while also managing its military interventions in the civil war conflicts in the Middle East. Meanwhile, China's economic advancement has been gathering rapid pace. Hence, as of 2020, China was fast on it way to becoming a global economic and technological hub, second only to the US.

Also, China has resolved its major border ...