That seems like a point unnecessary of repeating, unless Xi is saying it to convince himself.

Trump is basically setting up spheres of regional dominance, and is acting in a manner consistent with Xi's point. China is an engineering and manufacturing powerhouse, BUT unlike the USA coming out of WW2, isn't exporting culture to go along with its wares, nor is it militarily aggressive. So, I can see a period of a couple decades of relatively peaceful and prosperous co-existence until the USA falls through internal sloth and moral decay.