They are not bombing a crowd yet and they have not yet destroyed a city.
But it's been true that whoever is economically rich dictates the law of the world. As of now US and China still fighting for their dominance though but their friends are already shooting each other.
If you are familiar with the massacre of muslims in Xinjiang, the killing of an Indian soldier in Galwan valley, the massacre of Vietnamese soldiers in the Spratly Islands and I think a Philippine Coastguard personnel's finger was amputated due to the harrasment of the communists vessel in the WPS including ramming of fisherman's vessels damaging them. For us Asians the communist chekwa is using it's superiority to project it's strength in the region through aggressive and provocative actions, I know time will come for them to pay. This communist neighbor is delusional.
Those are nothing compare to what other countries are doing. Remember that they are rich, in fact they can bomb their neighbors and can get away with it because US may not interfere now that Trump is no up to make war.
I'm Filipino I know what happens in SCS. The Chinese reacts whatever is necessary and so are the Philippine Navy.
Whoever is the richest has the power to rule the world and for now, its China that disrupts the world with its innovation, military force and wealth. Of course we know how are those before them.