I am not sure how you’re defining “militarily active”. China forcefully took over Tibet in 1950. Xinjiang was even earlier. But they’ve had many other acts of a

I am not sure how you’re defining “militarily active”. China forcefully took over Tibet in 1950. Xinjiang was even earlier. But they’ve had many other acts of aggression since then. Encroachment on territory of Bhutan. Encroachment on territory of India. Disputes with Japan. Violation of treaties surrounding Hong Kong. Do these not count as militarily active? But even if it were true, I don’t see what it would change in terms of geopolitical strategy. The US stands up for free speech, civil liberties, and other values that are compatible with free liberal societies. China is literally a dictatorship and practices dystopian authoritarian tactics like social credit scores, censorship, labor camps, and all of that. A number of areas (Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Bhutan, Taiwan) need to be freed and protected from their control or threats. China threatens even more areas in the future, with the new dam they’re proposing in Tibet that will cut off water to countries like Bangladesh or India.