Calling China “not a threat” because it’s communist and lacks diversity is unserious. China’s not some ideological cartoon; it’s the world’s second-largest economy, a technological competitor, and a rising military power. They don’t need liberal pluralism to compete with us. They need strategic planning, industrial policy, and discipline, which they have.
If anything, the real danger isn’t that China is unstoppable. It’s that we keep refusing to build a vision at home that can compete, not just with their economy but with the sense of national purpose they project.