[majia]

> China has made it abundantly clear for a long time that it considers the US to be an ideological enemy, a military rival and a target for economic and geopolitical warfare.

Not true. China is only interested in preserving its own authoritarian system. China feels fine to coexist with other forms of government, democracy or monarchy. It may influence other countries to advance its business interest, but never attempt to overthrow a government for ideological reasons. What you said only shows the US considers China an ideological enemy, but not the reverse.

[westiseast]

I think if you look at media and propaganda within China, my original point is true - America (and often Europe) is presented as an enemy, an example of the failure of democracy, a chaotic place, a dangerous place to live/visit, a country that intrinsically hates China.... there’s no way in which Chinese people are told ‘American democracy is good, our system is also good, let’s just learn to get along’

edit: in addition, things that we’ve seen in recent years like ‘purges’ of Western influences in Chinese universities - those directly contradict your point that China doesn’t consider the West an ideological enemy.

[majia]

There is a difference between “stay away from me” and “I’m going to fk you up”.

If the former also fits your definition of “enemy”, I get your point.

[sidlls]

Leaving aside the anti-western reasons for having "stay away from me" as a stance, how does it not fit that definition of "enemy"?

"Stay away from me" doesn't mean anything without a willingness to do something if the other doesn't stay away.

[majia]

Would you call someone an enemy just because he told his kids not to play with your kids?