Of course they do, as does Japan and South Korea. There is a huge power vacuum in the area. The balance of power that has kept relative peace in the area for seventy years is fading as quickly as American credibility. That power vacuum will be filled by either China or by Japan, Taiwan and or South Korea armed with nukes with non Chinese satrap fingers on the button.
I think you’re missing an element, the pan-Asian desire for unity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-Asianism
The bible predicts an army of 200 million coming from the “Kings of the East”. We’re seeing it coalesce right now.
“And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.” - Revelation 16:12
“And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.” - Revelation 9:16