Here is in an interesting take by Cal Thomas referencing Dr. Constantine Menges who was the former special assistant for national security affairs to President Reagan and national intelligence officer at the CIA.
As anyone who has bought anything can attest, the United States is fulfilling one of Lenin's doctrines by purchasing the rope with which the communists plan to hang us. Too many things sold in America are made in China and too many corporations have moved their plants and operations to China, undermining the U.S. domestic economy and helping a nation that seeks to destroy us.
I for one want to believe that economics will transend hegemony. However, it is hard to dispute the facts. And, history shows us that dictatorships seek to control and not let democracy flourish.