re: Pentagon warns China is an even bigger threat than we thought

What about the doctrine of the Constitution.

Xi's recent move to become president for life worries me.

He is going down the same path Hitler took.

1. Fix economy to gain wide support
2. Slowly, quietly build up military while showing aggression to neighboring countries
3. Become dictator after consolidating power.

Next will be wide scale aggression and abuses of human rights

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1. Fix economy to gain wide support

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The economy has been trending upwards since before Xi took office.

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2. Slowly, quietly build up military while showing aggression to neighboring countries

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You think their build-up has been quiet? It's been pretty obvious.

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Next will be wide scale aggression and abuses of human rights

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China already abuses human rights, and has for a long time. Xi isn't different in that regard. The aggression is overshadowed by open investment in other countries to carve out a sphere of influence where they previously had very little interaction, which isn't all that similar to Hitler.

The situations aren't analogous at all, and the issue of the SES makes it a flashpoint, but China has long said, well before Xi, that they wanted to make the 21st century a "Chinese Century." They've said this before 2000 if I recall.

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What you have to concern yourself about is when China starts licking their chops at Russia. We allied with them for WWII. We could find ourselves having to do that again.

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The Kremlin is far closer to China than we are to the Kremlin. They rely on China for investments. The Chinese also look to Russian weapons where domestic industries fall short. Russia delivered their S-400 missile system to China recently. They aren't enemies per se. We would need delicate negotiation to extricate Russia from China, and we don't seem to value that type of diplomacy.

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The foreign policy laid out in the Constitution is exactly what this situation needs.

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What is that? Non-interference? Congressional oversight? Be specific.

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Pentagon warns China is an even bigger threat than we thought by Amazing Moves

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This is news? I remember 30 years ago watching the Swamp Skunks and their lobbyists making trade deals with China and selling the US industrial/manufacturing base down the proverbial river for the almighty dollar. Myself and many of my friends said the US is going to regret this someday, well someday is here.

They are old (one child policy and what not)

Where do you see this? According to the CIA Factbook the median age in China is 38 compared to 37 here. That's like my wife calling me old.

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How big of a step has China really taken and, what has the US done in response to these threats? How do we compare? A military discussion would be appreciated.

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This has been done by the military for years, from Field and Company commands all the way through to Flag Staff. Always bemoan the fact that your dramatically under equipped, under manned to the point of doom, and you'll get your funding. Military just got a big fat check, and everyone is maneuvering for their carve out.

Militarily we are, but all China wants to do is to dissuade military intervention, as their colonial exercise will have its discontents, just like ours has. We are poorly positioned diplomatically. China swooped in to replace us as the allies to Pakistan, as we let factional divides in Pakistan color our views of the country as a whole, as there were strong pro-Western defenders in the country. China has invested heavily in South Africa, India, and Russia, and has sent troops to Afghanistan, as well as cracking down on the Uyghurs in West China. There have been overtures between Iran and China as well, specifically for natural gas. Their traditional sphere of influence included all of East Asia, but their moves in Central Asia are concerning, as they pose another country that can court these countries through investments.