Considering the rising British Empire during the early 17th18th century and the current superpower, the USA, during the mid-19th century, and the USSR during the early 20th century, is China behaving any differently as a potential future superpower?
I.e., is there any noticeable difference between 21st-century china, 20th-century USSR, 19th-century USA, and 17th18th-century Britain in terms of imperialism and hegemonistic ambition?