There is no doubt that China in this generation is one of the strong countries, now if in a literal war I could really say that China's armed forces are stronger than the US,
so if there is a war between the US and CHINA, China is sure to win compared to the US's armed forces.
That's why Trump went through a different tactic and everyone knows that here in the forum, and this is the Trade of war through tariffs so here it seems that China is being defeated,
but China is still struggling so the tariffs on them are high like 104% while the rest of the countries are only at 10%, I think it was paused for 90 days.
It's not that China's military is much stronger than the US. Rather, the Chinese military outnumbers the US military. What China needs is better tech for its weapons. With how fast China is advancing in the fields of AI, semiconductors, and EVs, overcoming the US both militarily and economically will be a "piece of cake". It's why Trump decided to go on a large scale trade war against China. But it may be already too late.
Perhaps, tariffs will backfire, resulting in the demise of the American economy. Meanwhile China will continue to get bigger and stronger with the help of its allies. The "Asian Giant" will continue to do business with the rest of the world, while the US will remain isolated from it (America First). We can't predict what will happen in the future, anyways. Here's hoping for the best.