Germany in the prewar period had the second-largest domestic economy in the world:
http://www.zuljan.info/articles/0302wwiigdp.html
China is still second in the world by nominal GDP, although they're closer to us now than Germany was then.
http://www.zuljan.info/articles/0302wwiigdp.html
China is still second in the world by nominal GDP, although they're closer to us now than Germany was then.
China is actual, undisputed world leader. They don't tolerate other nations telling them what to do on their land, and like economical expansion to neighbor states. They can afford it.
I don't see parallels.