Propagandized China haters, like their counterparts, Russia haters, will simply say China has been keeping its powder dry for the Big Push against the West, since we all know it's been hellbent on unipolar totalitarian world control for a hundred years. The innocent and in no way hypocritical US has simply been trying to assure itself of maintaining a defensive posture and yada yada.
Propagandized China haters, like their counterparts, Russia haters, will simply say China has been keeping its powder dry for the Big Push against the West, since we all know it's been hellbent on unipolar totalitarian world control for a hundred years. The innocent and in no way hypocritical US has simply been trying to assure itself of maintaining a defensive posture and yada yada.
If you start with your conclusion and then fit the evidence to that conclusion, you can "prove" anything.
Propaganda 101.