has acquired in order to earn respect from the United States of America.  As a result, US of A would not dare to mess with PRC.  I still remember when the Chinese amabassor to the UN stated, " The era of China can be bullied by the United State has been long gone" and that was back in 1999 (?) The accidental bombing of Chinese Embassy in Yugo Slavia? Now is 2017 so I believe that the United States has to accept power sharing and co-exist with the PRC.