I am not from the US or from China. I sincerely feel like your opinion is born of propaganda, but not only that, your call to action is itself propaganda.
OP is calling to resist China’s rise unless they become the world’s leading power while also simultaneously being an opponent of free expression.
Many in the world do not support free expression, they have their propaganda.
Some in the world support free expression, they have their propaganda.
The likely equilibria of human behavior is the former, due to human tendency for wanting to control ones neighbor’s behavior.
Liberal democracy on the 10,000 year arc of history is more than likely a blip that disappears.
I actually see a lot of things happening domestically and globally as a regression to the mean of human civilization.