“China is not trying to avoid confrontation with the West forever — China Knows a Clash Is Inevitable — The Mother of All Wars That Will Decide Humanity’s Future…Who won the ancient war ?”
Here’s a school of thought in simple terms:
1. China knows a clash is likely — but not yet.
Beijing’s long-term planners (especially under Xi Jinping) view the U.S. as both the main obstacle and main benchmark. They believe China is on an inevitable rise, while the U.S. is in slow decline — but they also know that an open confrontation too soon would be disastrous. So for now, China is buying time: building strength, deepening global influence, and avoiding direct military conflict.
2. Xi’s confidence is rooted in a civilizational mindset.
Xi often speaks of China as a 5,000-year-old civilization-state that is reclaiming its rightful place in history — not just a country competing for power. 
From that worldview, engaging with the U.S. on equal or subordinate terms feels beneath China’s dignity.
This is why Xi avoids “charm offensives” or warm personal diplomacy with U.S. leaders; he prefers to project calm strength, patience, and inevitability.
3. “Engagement without dependence.”
China still needs global trade, tech, and markets — but it’s working to make itself less vulnerable. Xi’s policies like “dual circulation” and the focus on domestic innovation are part of a slow decoupling: reducing reliance on American tech and the dollar system while still using global markets to grow.
4. America as the final test.
Inside the Chinese elite, there’s a quiet understanding: China’s full rise can’t be secured until it proves it can face America as an equal — or even outlast it. 
But Xi doesn’t want to trigger that confrontation until he’s sure the balance of power (military, economic, and technological) has tilted enough in China’s favour.
In short:
China is not trying to avoid confrontation forever — it’s trying to delay it until it can win without firing a shot.
 
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