everyone ALWAYS hates the guy on top
it was the way with the romans, the british empire and in 20 years if the chinese somehow find themselves on top they will find themselves disliked just as much
but the truth is once someone needs something they forget they dont like them and will gladly take their aid.
it's human nature to have some sort of hate towards the guy on the top. you see it as an unfair advantage but the fact of the matter is he didnt just land in that spot, he stuck his neck out and stepped up. others could have but he did