Ha ha ha, Guy you are really funny...... Do you really think that the Americans love to have a country who is a equal to them?
Pal never believe an American, They will do a lot of things beyond your imagination.... Do you think that the Americans won World war II by the Arms..... nope they wone by their tactics and undercover operations.
History tells 'The biggest mistake of Hitler is he attacking Russia', Do you think that happened just like that?
Yankees.... your colloquial term
) are not your friend. They will do everything to keep us down.
USA & China are not friends. Both only want maximum interests for their own country. Though objective is the same but coming from different muds, strategy differs, China is "Peaceful Rise" & US is "Engagement + Containment".
For Pentagon, CIA, White House and the banksters, a war (not clash, battle) between China & any non-US country would be best Christmas present they can dream of. Arms race also not bad, even just one side is buying American. But which non-US country? ... seems like India is the best candidate.
Yes, they will
try to keep us down, but the question is, are we going to help them achieve the goal? China government is for sure not buying that $hit.
As LETHAL FORCE said, we Chinese have fought several blood-bath wars with US, if the next war is forced upon us, then just do it, nothing new. A common complaint among PLA-Amry on PLAAF & PLAN is "wish we have the same projection ability as the US so we can fight them in their soil". But a full-fledged war with India? That's stupid.
But Indo-Pak is a potential trouble, just like China was unwillingly dragged into Vietnam-Cambodia conflict in 1978. But I think now societies have changed, Indo-Pak may become business competitors instead of military enemies. Trade, more trade, that will diffuse hostility, like Germany-France-Britain, Korea-Japan. High & evenly distrubuted living standards, that will promote pacifism, like N Europe & Japan. Erase poverty, that will remove roots of hate.