Since when did I say I consumed or trusted mainstream media? You seem to hold some sort of grudge against those who hold any semblance of a negative feeling toward China.
Do you really think that Americans are unjustified in viewing China as a potentially dangerous geopolitical threat?
I assumed since you were linking to mainstream media hit jobs. Silly me!
You can read dengs works and realize that China long ago gave up any imperial ambitions or even supporting socialist struggles in other countries because they accurately realized that doing so helped to make the Soviet Union collapse. So yeah I do think it's stupid that america thinking a country primarily concerned with shoring up their territory against climate change is an existential threat is mega stupid.