I feel that the ally situation is entirely different - they are USA allies solely for protection against China, and in any real conflict against China the inter

I feel that the ally situation is entirely different - they are USA allies solely for protection against China, and in any real conflict against China the interests of China would be mostly limited to ensuring a regional win against those countries, and the USA would have the choice of either taking real action against China by supporting these allies or not take action and abandon them.