Thanks to America's diversion from it role in world leadership, China is expanding its influence to fill the gap. China's government has developed its resources and economy, while here in America we are blinded to the rest of the world by the chaos emanating from the White House. POTUS no longer has the backup of lawsuits and bankruptcy to achieve his goals and that of his base.
Where there is a vacuum in global leadership, others will rush in to fill the void.