You read what on the internet?
Not I; you. That was the message I took from your comment.
You know, we fought this little 5-decade conflict called The Cold War partly because the government led everyone to believe we were behind the Russians to bone up the military.
Then came 9/11 and The Patriot Act, etc, etc.
Pardon if I’m a ‘doubting-Thomas’ when it comes to supposed projections of military threat from China when our neighbors continue to vote in a$$hats that pile on increasingly totalitarian/authoritarian rule and both parties are working together to maintain largesse.
You want an enemy? Open your window blinds, look at your neighbors and look east (but turn around and look west when you hit salt water).