Yeah, even Napoleon Bonaparte once said: "China? There lies a lion, let her sleep, for once she's awake, she will shake the world"

Another point is, I can't remember who (pretty famous analyst) said this, but something like: "There's nothing wrong with China's getting richer and stronger. The only problem is China was once depressed by other countries like Japan, England... And like a child, when he grows up, he will take _revenge_ "

So China is not just-like-every-other-nation like you said