The fact is China poses no threat to the U.S. imminent or otherwise. It does pose a challenge to U.S. hegemony and its world wide imperial designs. For lest we forget, the U.S. needs enemies to justify its bloated military/industrial complex, while maintaining its vast and expanding military base complex all over the world.
It's just sheer hypocrisy what we say diplomatically and the actions we take in reality.
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