Does it make a difference if the pot is calling the kettle black here? Even if the US admitted it, that would strengthen the argument.
“We know it’s a national security threat, because we do it”.
“We know it’s a national security threat, because we do it”.
The issue is with the perspective, China is certainty a "legitimate threat" to the US, at least from a technological perspective, the problem is that China IS NOT a threat to the rest of the world or at least not in the same degree it is to the hegemonic power of the US, meanwhile the US indeed IS a technological and military threat to countries around the globe, so wherever the US and its agencies gaslight about China being a threat, it is always too funny, when you remember that the US has all sorts of military bases, drones subs and spy satellites deployed, not to mention it is already spying digitally on the entire planet (this conversation included ofc)
The Chinese army set up a major base in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa just a few years ago. It is the PLAN's first overseas military base and was built at a cost of US$590 million. I'm sure it won't be the last.
If China can do what US can, they will do it. To think otherwise would just be naive.
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/05/03/two-us-airmen-inj...
Thats a bit of overstatement don't you think. Its very different culture after all, and you are speculating based only from the American exceptionalasim viewpoint which I think is very very outdated.
Every country in the world would be an empire like the US if they only could. Its a matter of opportunity not motivation.
The bigger issue is what would China do with all that power? We know what the US does with it and I don't think a world lead by China would be as nice a place as a world run by America.
It depends on what you want. Me, I want a world with democracy and due process.
I don't see anything like that eminating from China and I doubt I ever will.
Not every country has an expansionist policy
Surprise.
Rest assured if that was a thing I could do the. I would certainly have a policy regarding it.
Its the same for countries and expansionism. Those that can, do. Those that can't, dream.
Those with sufficient survivial instinct will have a drive to dominate and those that don't won't dominate.