The truth of the matter is that China (so far) has surpassed the West (including the USA, Japan, Korea & Germany) in manufacturing and trade and economically its is pushing back on US global dominance which the US has enjoyed since WW2.
Not even Falun Gong can spin that as a negative!!!!
Here is the evidence:
(source: statistica.com)
Over time economics trumps everything else. For example it was economic failure (not military) that caused the demise of the USSR and that is why the US is desperately trying to avert economic failure by desperate Trump tariffs.