There is at least one another respect in which China is not a typical rising power: it considers itself a returning power.

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Currently, the bloc is walking a tightrope between a rising China and an America that is reasserting its status as an Asia-Pacific power.

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For some, China is today what America once was: a rising and vigorous power.

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China, as a relatively new player in the region, is seen by many in Latin America as a rising power with an economy that may soon overtake that of the United States.

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