China is not Britain.Even if it has hegemonic designs even then i would say that it dont need us.it needs a safe passage.a way out to indian ocean.we are not his end.we are the means to his end.n i think if china has colonial designs then i think first it should tackle japan n taiwan and south china sea issue n US issue.Its not britain in the vanity of its conquests and progress.its struggling though its gdp is outstanding.