Soldiers prepared for a military parade to mark the 60th anniversaryof the People’s Republic of China. Joe Chan/Reuters
From The New York Times:
When I entered West Point in 2000, there was a growing fascination about all things Chinese — the language, culture and history. The end of the Cold War had left the United States military scrambling to find a mission and direction, and China, with its economic potential and political variance with American values, seemed a possible competitor. One instructor emphatically told a group of cadets in my class that he believed we would see the advent of China as an economic and military powerhouse within our military careers.
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My Comment: As much as the U.S. may be concerned about China's military growth, the countries that are really concerned are China's neighbors. This is what will probably be the focus of the U.S. in the future .... military and political alliances with all of the neighbors of China who are worried with what they are seeing in China.
Just off hand I can think of Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Australia, and India who would be concerned about a resurgent militarized China, and who would be looking for alliances and support within themselves and from countries like the U.S.