Well, that moniker may go away sooner than people think. Bottom line China has become a threat to the world and the big players who keep playing along are just repeating the mistakes of the pre-WWII era.
About the moniker, Hugo Chavez changed the constitution so that he could perpetuate himself in office. The reaper had other plans. He even got a postmortem title (eternal commander) and yet, his successor is making sure that image goes to hell. Nobody talks about him in terms other than disgust.