In the end, China has a lot of options to choose from while the west, in particular Europe doesn’t really have the ability to really matter in real events unlike the USA and to a minor extent Israel and that is mostly due to the fact that they are willing to cross lines most nations would bulk at. But in the end, which of the two sides is spending the most weapons, men and capital in the last two years only to ruin its image throughout the world as a power along with reducing its stockpiles to the point where many nations are thinking twice. It certainly isn’t China and ultimately true that from to time to time the U.S. does make an impact but in all seriousness most of these actions are one off and it reveals a capability that should’ve been reserved for China instead of being shown right now in the open.China just has Russia and NK. But they're proving quiet adequate at keeping up, and China by itself is a supersized country that could be split into several major powers. More akin to EU + Japan or even EU + US in 1 country than any single normal country.
US' empire is not a completely unitary one like China is, if you were to count US and EU into 1 entity, they also don't have much allies (numerically speaking).
To be cold on this, Chinese interest is in the Middle East being the focus as the longer the U.S. and Israel is dragged into this conundrum and the longer they fight in Ukraine, the less might they will have to confront China in the near future. If the rest of the Middle East has to burn along with Israel (provide China still has access to much of its resources) while the USA ends up in a civil war situation where the entire nation breakdown in a matter similar to that of that movie that was released earlier this year, that in itself would be a win for China if China still maintains its unity and capability completely intact so then China can eventually dictate terms, especially when the hegemon has throughly ruined itself to the point where even to its Allie’s, their credibility is completely dead. This is a waiting game for China to reap the benefits of Americas stupidity when in its original state, should have given China a much harder time
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