*BANGS GONG*
China will become a superpower and eventually (50 years? 100?) will surpass the US. This is inevitable. As important as their booming economy is their unity. One common goal and one common people. The huge political divide in the US is a virus that is eating it away from the inside. (North) Americans are fat, lazy, stupid, and complacent. The Chinese laugh at the fact that North Americans think they envy or want to be like us! Reality TV. It's a metaphor.
China has gone through generations of shit and suffering, and its people now see a light at the end of the tunnel. This motivates them even more and nothing will stop them. The US had its peak and its getting time to step aside or be pushed aside. No empire can last forever.
China will never let go of Taiwan - it can't. Its strategic geographic location alone is far too important to China's future. Instead, China will continue to wait patiently for 'peaceful reunification'. It will strike only if it is attacked by Taiwan (an 'internal' problem) or if there is outside (US) interference. Then again, one can only wonder how patient Beijing can be... Taiwan will not be getting a better offer than 'one country, two systems'.
