Bangladesh, Sept. 6 -- Chinas status as a global superpower is unquestionable. However, the Asian giants path toward such a monumental achievement was markedly different from that of the United States. Namely, while Washington DC did it through truly unprovoked aggression against virtually the entire world (invasions under false pretexts, coups, sanctions, etc; in other words, wars, destabilization, death and destruction), Beijing accomplished this through peaceful means. If one looks at historical maps of China from several millennia ago, theyd find it almost exactly where it is today, clearly indicating that the Asian giant never had ambitions of establishing a global hegemony, much unlike pretty much all Western powers.

However, while...