You know little about China. China is not a model for East Asia, neither for Vietnam. No wonder that you are so excited about China rise and hope you can get some benefits from them. If they give you $10, they will $20 from you in return. at the end, you are the loser.
China will outstrip the US?
wake up man. China had a long history of being a very powerful country in Asia, for example under the rule of the Ming and Qing.
But they tend to repeat the strategic mistake by thinking they are the center of the world (middle kingdom) and others are slaves and must pay tributes. in their mindset, they don´t need friends, they think they can buy friendship with money. this backward thinking will trigger once again to collapse of the CCP. Look, America is the most powerful country on the planet, but they never rest and look for more friends and allies.
in contrast, the Chinese make neighbors to enemies. And now surprisingly look for friends in Africa.
traitors? No, we stand up and fight for our survival.
you are welcome to lick chinese boots, but pls don´t ask others to follow.