Is the US chinaphobic or something? Because they have a good relationship in terms of trade. I'm always reminded of the irony of 'Boycott China' T-Shirts being manufactured in China. As long as the US is the buyer, there's no beef.
Well, china makes many threats to invade our allies, like Taiwan. (Officially declared or not. We give them weapons)
China is quite literally on a list of military enemies.
Yes, it is reasonably to be fearful of countries that are likely going to go to war with your allies. Just like it is reasonable for the government of ukraine to be afraid of the invading russian army.
Our cold war relationship with china could change in the future. They are going to have to make a lot of changes first, such as swearing off invading our allied country taiwan.
But, until that happens, china is right now on the path to actual war with the US in around 5 years.
Of course it would be silly to sell them Aegis missile systems if we really believed that. But that's our official position.
> US Upgrades Taiwan Weapons Package With Newer Patriot Missiles
Not an ally though.
Yes, it's silly.
The dictionary definition is irrelevant to my point, because I wasn't using your definition of the word ally.
So my original point stands.
I don’t understand all the constitutional hurdles. However, we know that Russia has heavily invested in disinformation and destabilization for decades. We can and should expect the same from China.