Catherine Rampell: China isn't America's rival — pinkie swear

Beijing • The Chinese government would like Americans to know that China has no ambitions to replace the United States as the world’s biggest superpower.Really! They pinkie-swear!Sure, maybe the United States has turned its back on globalization. Maybe the U.S. government has said it will withdraw from a 195-country pact on climate change. Maybe it has hollowed out its diplomatic corps and retreated from the international promotion of democracy, human rights and other American values.