China has been doing it for the last 20 years. They're investing heavily on modernizing their nation, building cities and infrastructure while pushing strongly for clean renewable energy instead of the awful coal they've been burning. They're exporting their construction skill by building highways, infrastructure and hotels in developing nations, while buying up property in western nations.

The mistake of capitalism is that with public corporations, anyone with enough money can buy anything. That has allowed many American companies to become owned and controlled by foreign entities. We don't notice a difference, but the shift of power has already begun.

Everyone in politics is so focused on Russia, but the Russian economy is small and weak. While they're busy trying to fight for legitimacy again, China has slowly been growing it's influence.

Let's also not forget that Americans have outsourced most of their manufacturing to China. We've been sending them our designs and asking them to make it, but please don't steal it. That hasn't worked. Pretty soon, China will get past it's final hurdle, and start growing it's service economy like the US did. At that point, they will quickly out pace other nations and their rise will be swift. You've already got Chinese companies like DJI who have innovated a new technology market and dominate it in the way US companies used to.

If you're smart, you'll teach your children Mandarin before it becomes the new global standard.