[seatac76]

The comment belies basic geo political understanding. US for a change didn’t start the hostilities. It is China that has a stated policy of “de throning” the US and replacing the US led world order.

China’s actions have been equally concerning, the build up in South China Sea is a naked attempt at imperialistic expansion. Its activities on its land borders echo much of the same sentiment. It is a de facto revanchist power.

When an ex US colony Philippines invites the US to set up military bases it is not the US doing it, it’s because Philippines has concerns about China.

When S.Korea and Japan start putting differences aside it’s because they share a common threat perception of China.

Not to mention China’s abhorrent pillaging of technology, export of dystopian authoritarian control mechanism to government, and its human rights violations which you seem to ignore, yeah the US isn’t the problem here for a change. The CCP is an absolute challenge to liberal values it must absolutely be restrained. Taiwan is a small piece of that the game is much bigger.

[elzbardico]

China doesn't have the ambition to become the hegemon, this is a exclusively american neocon disease. The Chinese are instead interested in a multi-polar world, and let me tell you, there is a lot of countries out there that are also tired of American Hegemony and would welcome a change in a multi-polar direction.

[seatac76]

No. A simple google search would reveal what China intends to achieve . Speech after speech given by Xi are available to refute your point entirely. While I agree China would want a multipolar world but that is just a stepping stone to its eventual goal of being the Middle Kingdom, this really isn’t in doubt, plenty of CCP literature exists to support this argument.

[elzbardico]

A simple internet search will give you the translated, summarized, and out-of-context Xi speech the neocon propaganda machine wants you to see. A classical case of manufacturing consent.

[seatac76]

Like I alluded to before China’s actions speak louder than words. If speeches aren’t good enough an indicator for you, actions surely should be. China absolutely wants to be a hegemon and is an imperialist power as its actions since the early 1900s depict. Invasion and occupation of Tibet, SCS disputes, routine clashes with Vietnam, Philippines and India. US isn’t even the only aggrieved party here, hell you can even keep Taiwan out if it. It takes staggering amount of stupidity to ignore this reality and parrot tankie nonsense.