Hal Brands

https://www.aei.org/op-eds/china-has-started-making-the-same-mistakes-as-the-soviets/

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/24/china-great-power-united-states/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq4yFo7nS5o

Looking back, CCP started declining from 2008, and CCP in decline is more dangerous for the free world, in other words, the politically correct logic is, keep the bastard well fed, otherwise it will bite you. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/08/china-rise-vs-authoritarian-decline/

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Comment/Will-China-overtake-the-West-or-has-it-started-to-decline

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/24/china-great-power-united-states/

https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/evergrande-a-harbinger-of-chinas-decline/

https://www-wsj-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/russia-and-china-dangerous-population-decline-indo-pacific-pivot-research-development-taiwan-ukraine-11639497466?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16417004552226&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=%E4%BE%86%E6%BA%90%EF%BC%9A%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Frussia-and-china-dangerous-population-decline-indo-pacific-pivot-research-development-taiwan-ukraine-11639497466