China appears to adjust its foreign policy to match its economic might . In contrast to a time when foreign policy was designed to serve economic growth , China is now increasingly using its economic might to advance political ends -- even when this hurts China itself . China uses economic weakness to assert itself . Examples of relations with Japan , Philippines , Vietnam .
China appears to adjust its foreign policy to match its economic might . China uses economic weakness to assert itself . Examples of relations with Japan , Philippines , Vietnam .