Xi has said so many times, "Soft power". Meaning economic collaboration.

Why are the United States and NATO so afraid?

Well, the key is that One Belt One Road makes shipping less important, dedollarize, and thus make United States less important.

Do you think it's stealing of IP? Nah, the no. 1 IP theft country is India. India is producing cheap medicines that are basically stolen IP. But why didn't US go after India? Well, India could steal but not innovate.

China could take an IP and then innovate and make IPs far better. No? Look, space station is one of the most difficult to do. Even the US has to beg Russia to help. China singlehandedly develop an entire space station themselves.

If China isn't that smart, the western media, wall street, western governments won't be targeting China. It's not about communism (yeah, Vietnam is communist and USA wants to be a friend.. LOL). It's not about stealing IP. It's not even about Taiwan. It is the fact that 1.4 billion Chinese who have the talents of Jews will outshine the Western Powers soon. That's scary to the Westerners.