> China is much less likely to attack civilians.

They were pretty happy to attack their own civilians, I see no reason to think why that would be different abroad.

> Don't project america and israel's way of war onto others.

I'm not projecting, merely being cautious. Besides, I have no illusion about either America or Israel doing something similar, especially not with their current upper cadre but this subthread is about China).

> I would imagine part of their strategy is to win hearts ad minds.

I would imagine it isn't. See also: partnering with Putin in the war with Ukraine.

> America just kills and kills and kills and wonders why we arent loved.

Yes, but they're not alone in that.

> They were pretty happy to attack their own civilians, [...]

Yes.

> [...] I see no reason to think why that would be different abroad.

Well, you can look at the history of the PRC so far.

> I would imagine it isn't. See also: partnering with Putin in the war with Ukraine.

It's not all that much of a partnership. They are mostly squeezing Russia dry with cheap oil, and press territorial concessions out of the Tsar in the East, when he's busy in the West.