I guess folks like you in the “Prod, Provoke and Push” camp want someone else to escalate so you can escalate.
So you do things like send tanks to Ukraine to provoke Putin or cut deals with Taiwan to provoke China.
Deliberate provocation that’s what I see.
I merely pointed out that “You seem pleased with this, you like this alliance?”
It sure set off a lot of elaborate evasions and non-answers, rather than just a straight answer.