If you read Spengler, Western culture particularly Germanic/Anglo-American is described as Faustian. As in being restless, insatiable hunger for infinite knowledge, power, and expansion. This urge pushes them explore and act where others dare not tread sometimes to greatness but just as often to ruin.
It is my belief that they will never accept being in a subordinate position to China even in near collapse. They fought countless wars, especially two World Wars and only ended their competition when they were convinced they were together part of a superior collective "West," not equals to the rest of the world. The Brits convinced themselves they were the brains, while the US the muscle behind the operations, the other Europeans still believed they had cultural superiority but together they were better than the rest. No such compromise can be achieved with China as they're radically different from the West.
The best China can do is mostly ignore them and hope is that they continue to be distracted and redirect their frustration and anger inward and any great talent or new ideas be ruthlessly poached and studied.