Who are the people rooting for China's 'collapse' and why?

The "China collapse" theory can be analyzed in three parts: What is the argument? Who are its advocates? Why does it resonate?

I explain why the theory is either misconceived or underdetermined, and at best wrongly categorizes complex, evolving issues under a simplistic, inflammatory title.

The "China collapse" argument is that the country's economy is facing a constellation of severe, debilitating forces: slowing growth, market volatilities, social imbalances, industrial overcapacity, excessive debt, rising wages, reduced competitiveness, overbuilt housing, unproductive infrastructure, massive pollution, insufficient State-owned enterprise reform, global uncertainties - the list is not short.