Because China is hostile and expansionist and drilling against 1:1 replicas of US aircraft carriers in the Gobi desert?

Because China is attacking Philippine fishing and coast guard vessels minding their own business?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzZrcqf826E

In fact, China’s military spending per capita is less than the global average, and 1/10th that of the US alone. Yes, China has a big population, but even in absolute terms, the US-aligned military bloc spends over seven times more on military power than China does.

Furthermore, China has not fired a single bullet in international warfare in over 40 years, while during this time the US has invaded, bombed or carried out regime-change operations in over a dozen Global South countries. If there is any state that poses a known threat to world peace and security, it is the US.

These are points worth making every single time our politicians and media try to scaremonger on China.