Playing out East for the first time in a while. After playing nice with the Ming for the first 50 years, they have decided that they hate my guts (probably because I'm the only eligible rival, being the premier Indochinese power). From what I understand, the AI is passive under the Celestial Empire government, but it's been too long for me to know for certain. Also, conquests have given me a Ming border. Should I worry?
I'm also worried about Malacca, on the other side of the country might pose a similar problem, as they're rapidly gobbling up their neighbors after some initial hiccups and might soon get the 'running out of people to rival' problem. I'd rather not lose them as an ally too (at least, for now), especially if it might trigger a two-front Malacca-Ming alliance (whereupon even if the Ming aren't aggressive, the Malayans might be and bring Ming in for a lot of pain.) Anything I can do aside from 'try and get enough favors to raise trust fast enough'?