Many tongues have begun wagging in recent years due to the rise of China with many scholars and war theorists already making predictions of a possible combat between China and the United States. China and the US had good inter-state relations till the fortunes of China begun building up and showing to the entire world. However, there was a break up of Chimerica (as the relationship between the 2 countries had come to be known). China has even surpassed Japan to become the second biggest economy in the world. It is increasingly becoming a high-flying player within the global scene