I'll play. Why would anyone align with China. They don't buy anything - they export.Watch out for China to make strategic alliances, and they have the Mfg might. Global supply chains are highly tied to China.
Other countries are not gonna lie down. Not to mention Canada and Mexico are our closest neighbors and allies.
Everybody loses.
The Germans alligned with them. They shipped them machine tooling for decades. Now the Chinese car industry is taking over German car industry and Germany is imploding.
China is a net exporter to everyone. Feel free to align with them if you like. Don't believe me - look at what has happened to the BRIC currencies in the last 3 years - since the whole BRIC thing got rolling. There currencies are cut in half.
USA is the least globally integrate country on earth. By design. Yet we run trade deficit with EVERYONE. So were a net customer of Everyone. Can't be replaced with China - they want you to be there customer.
The only exception I make is Mexico. We need Mexico as much as they need us. Seems the Mexicans are smart - they seem to be playing along this morning - at least for the press.