China has 'closing window of opportunity' to reach its geopolitical goals: Gordon Chang

Chinese President Xi Jinping faces a "closing window of opportunity" to acheive his geopolitical objectives, author and China expert Gordon Chang told "The Story" Thursday.

"China right now is more than four times more populous than the United States," Chang went on. "By the end of this century, it's probably going to be less populous than the U.S. That's the most dramatic collapse in demography in history, absent war or disease. And if Beijing doesn't achieve its objectives in the next, let's say five years, it has no hope of catching up and surpassing us." Despite the challenges facing Beijing, Chang emphasized that "China is our main adversary and countries like Russia, Iran, North Korea, they are only able to challenge the international system because China gives them strength." "This is a China issue," he continued. "It's not an Iran issue or a Russia issue. It's basically one that's centered in Beijing, because China is extremely hostile to the United States, inherently hostile in the nature of that regime."