I think China is so smart because they thought it would create a pandemic that collapse in other rich countries. They know how can they survive the virus they are created, so they can rise quickly and when that happens they will surely reign.
In the sense of collapsing other countries to gained supremacy, China wanted to be on top from all aspects
especially with economic part of the world.
China is very smart because they think that they will rule the whole world as economy king through this covid virus from their country but i think it will not happen because even there is a pandemic,every country has a different strategy to maintain their economic status and on how to overcome from this circumstances. US is the still at the position depite of being the most affected of the virus.
If the virus will continue spreading from each sides of the world, even wealthiest and super powers will not
be exempt from falling.