Yes, the Chinese are playing a very long game here. Very intelligent and strategically placing them in the best position for the future. They are using (exchanging) their Dollars to buy-up the worlds valuable resources. What a great way to offload devaluing dollars. In SunTzu's 'Art of War', you can defeat an enemy without even a fight IF you are able to identify the weaknesses and employ effective strategy. Bleeding an adversary dry can done, not just through war on a battelfield. Unfortunately, this Aql is not with the Muslims of this age, they are only ever after the US Dollar for wealth projection on silly, wasteful things. This is what Muslims should be doing, buying real strategic assets, transfering them over to their lands and letting those dollars go in a slow process of 'economic rebuilding'. Muslim nations should look at their own principles of what wealth is and how we gain it. The importance of real, tangible value. Allahu A'lam