There has been a dominant narrative that China is peaking, has fallen off the miracle path, has an ageing population, burdened by high debt and a meddling government, all turning China into a fading power.^{September 26, 2023} National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Chinese economy , China’s internal politics , PRC’s great power ambitions , CCP’s expansionism , weaponization of economy and trade , the China threat to neighbourhood