I think because China has very high growth momentum that surpasses american living standards soon, and not long before it will surpass american security standards too. China purchasing power is probably more comfortable than most west countries, with extensive housing and high speed rail and electric cars etc. When a country becomes rich, inevitably other countries ask for their help. That's why china's growth must be curbed, fast.

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dudefeliciano 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This is the biggest leopards ate my face moment. After decades of outsourcing to china and pandering to the chinese market for a quick buck, we are now surprised that they have become rich and decide their growth must be curbed. Honestly we in the west deserve everything that is coming to us

	▲	fastball 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		If the West lets it happen, sure. Still seems like there is some amount of time to reverse course and stop handing the future to China if the West so desires. But democracies these days can't help but tie themselves in knots, so not holding my breath.

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Davidzheng 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I don't see how an answer that assumes hostility can be a helpful answer to why US to hostile. Would US also be equally hostile if France was surpassing US in all these ways?

	▲	padjo 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, they would. America is extremely insecure about not being number one and has a zero sum view of global politics.

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inglor_cz 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Chinese growth spurt is basically over already. Gone are the days when their economy grew by 10 per cent y/y, nowadays it is under 5. Still a respectable number, but the trend is going down.

Yours is an interesting conspiracy theory, though. Most people would say that this war is obviously about Israel.