Before the CCP existed maybe but definitely not before the CCP took over in recent years. Indonesia will be the next to be colonized by China, they’re already militarily reliant so it’s only a matter of time to escalate from there. I’m sure Chinese agents are already looking at every option to overthrow the current government. After that, China will be helping the Pakistani militants attack India from the west and promote radicals and dissidents from the north east, looking for an opportunity to carve out a slice.