"The United States Should Fear a Faltering China". Beijing’s Assertiveness Betrays Its Desperation

In this new article, Michael Beckley argues that Beijing’s newfound 

assertiveness betrays profound unease over the country’s ailing economy…

I’ve sometimes wondered if Xi Jinping’s bullying tendency didn’t betray his insecurity, same as bullies the world over from the playpen to the politburo. Michael Beckley makes a good case for it here in the Foreign Affairs journal, which I think is free.  (I seem to get it for free, anyway...).