Strange italicized quote... ( I know, I've done it myself :-)
So it's kind of a "manifest destiny" type of thing then... how does collecting massive amounts of green pieces of paper help that ?
BTW, Taiwan may someday be recollected as another part of their "one country, two systems" concept - I suspect that the giveaway of Hong Kong by the British might be a poison pill that will eventually swallow all of China.
It helps build their industrial base with us paying for it. Moreover, they can use our debt against us.