Total nonsense. China is on the path of world domination, and they very much care about global alliances (as is clear from their global investments and collaborations, which were utterly lacking in Sadam's Iraq). Comparing China to a guy who was found hiding in a tunnel is highly misleading. China of 2021 is as sophisticated in diplomacy as anyone, and they only fall back to the 1970 version of themselves when it suits their interests - which is a brilliant strategy. They are very carefully playing their chess game when it comes to getting Taiwan back, but when it comes to Covid-19, suddenly we encounter a different face of the same regime.