@MitchWagner china’s game is so long that the west hasn’t even got telescopes strong enough to see .. much less comprehend. Two big differences

China like Singapore has had a singular North Star for decades which doesn’t change strategically even as the leadership does.

In the west long term is just the other side of the next election cycle and/or in business the next quarterly report ( a tad unfair but you’ll get the point )

In both cases .. leadership changes result in massive strategic swings .. with the inevitable result of significant Brownian motion.