I certainly wouldn't state that China is superior to us in strategy. If memory serves another country long ago felt the very same way until they were dumb enough to attack us. The end result speaks for itself.
We dont need to fight China in jungle warfare as in Vietnam. We have other more direct methods available that would certainly close the noose on our "superior" thinking friends..
Do we seem like we are affected by being unpopular and doing the job that everybody knows needs to be done but yet wont do it because they are to afraid to. I think our posture suites us dam fine. And if you didnt notice terrorism is getting its ass handed to it in Iraq and Afghanistan.
One thing we are very experienced in....Time and what it does to an advasary when you remain a constant.