I don’t wish to be racist as we have Chinese people in several parts of Asia, from Taiwan to Singapore. This article will focus on a country that flexed its muscles in recent years. An Asian country that considered other nation’s backyards as part of its territory (we will get to that below); a country with a penchant for chasing away fishermen in an open sea, and branding them as stray overs. And this nation even reclaimed man-made islands right in the heart of someone else’s economic zone. You’re right. The People’s Republic of China is bent on showing everyone who is the new superpower. But somehow I felt that bullying smaller nations is the only thing it is good at. Yes, they have the biggest army and an inventory of advanced hardware. But are those enough to show that China can bite?

Again I’m not too fond of politics, but I’m making an exemption in this case. I live in a country bullied by China in recent years. Just miles from the Philippine’s shoreline, China is running a small man-made island protected by patrolling warships and planes. And for me it’s not a pretty sight to behold. It’s like having an unstable neighbour throwing a loud party in my lawn while brandishing knives. Nevertheless as a consolation, it is nice to know that China is yet to become the superpower it aspires. It will take decades until this dragon fully develops its fangs and claim the crown as Asia’s heavyweight. If you want to know more, just read below.