Oh they absolutely are aggressive dipshits and constantly saber-rattling - and yes, they did murder people in the south china sea. But it’s a different quality from starting wars (or bombing fisher boats off the south american coast). So I’d rephrase my original comment to “without starting major war-like conflicts outside their borders” (to date - I absolutely believe they are weighing their options very carefully regarding an invasion of Taiwan, the actual China*)

• trolling a little here, because Taiwan originally had the legitimate government. Now it’s just two countries due to time passed.