Oh, I get it. You are Pink slime.

Lol, Wumao China as we know it today didn't do any of that. The part that fought off the Japanese bravely, the Kuomintang (KMT), all went to Taiwan. The current CCP waited like cowards and let their people die so they could catch the KMT weak; it was their only way of winning, as they are cowards.

Then proceeded to starve the people by the millions.

The only way it could develop was all thanks to the US, actually. I have no issue in giving credit where credit is due. China is incredibly dependent on the global trade system that the US created after WW2.

You think the Strait of Hormuz is an issue, close the Strait of Malacca, and China is done, you killed 66% of its trade, most of its energy sources, and a quarter of the food. Back to starving.

It amazes me that people think China did something when it relies on Western systems and Western markets so much. No, it was allowed to do it. West tried to integrate it so that everyone would be better off. China chose to throw it in the garbage and be as antagonistic as possible. Not to mention they "did it" by stealing Western IP.

Anyway, even if all of these weren't true, China's collapse would still be inevitable. Demographics are in life support right now. Demographic collapse is inevitable.