Looks like the Dems are pretending to be tough with China.
Many seem to think we are provoking them but I'm not so sure. A lot of our politicians are owned by China including the Bidens and Mitch McConnel. I figure China is in on this little bit of theater to give their operatives some cover.
Taiwan is as a general I just saw on TV call it, "the unsinkable aircraft carrier" that was used by Japan against China. China has told us over and over again they will not allow anyone to use Taiwan like that ever again.
If we are picking a fight we are ignoring very frank honest language from the Chinese, just like we ignored fifteen years of frank honest language from Russia regarding Ukraine.
Everything in the USA is broken and the rot starts at the top.