I didn't know Truthout was a CCP propaganda outlet. Glad to know.

containment, encirclement, etc

Exactly what Russia said pre February 2022

How weak do you have to be that sailing boats 100 mi from your shores is an act of war, and by the way, if it is an act of war there’s a concerning lack of response to it

If you're a self respecting human being, you should not want the world to enter a war, where the United States, which is a nutty country, is willing to go to war against 1.4 billion people, when it was just defeated by a country of 38 million.