Pride and arrogance will not serve the PRC well. Until the PRC democratizes, it will be a threat to its neighbors and will reap the whirlwinds .....
On the contrary, a democratized China will assert its foreign policy more aggressively especially towards the west than it is right now.
"A significant proportion of them believe that using force to promote China's national interests is acceptable." http://www.defence.pk/forums/world-affairs/69088-why-westernized-chinese-dislike-west-newsweek.html