meant for the u.s., you have troops, military bases, tangled up in geo political stuff across the globe. what kind of superpower does china want to be? >> well, china does not in my opinion want to be the kind of superpower that we normally think of in a military and strategic sense when we use that term. actually, the report that just came out said that the u.s. would remain dominant as the leading power in 2030. it was not as if -- it is not if the chinese are seeking or will replace the united states. that's not the case. what you have to remember just going to your key points on bases and military assets, the u.s. dwarfs china in forces. a couple of examples. the united states has nuclear warhea warheads. the u.s. has 11 aircraft carrier battle groups each with about 55