The Chinese government is our military and political opponent. Xi Jinping runs a fascist expansionist power, only unlike Germany in the 1930s it has a bigger economic base and far more significant leverage over the U.S. I don't understand how this is controversial.

— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) February 12, 2023

This is true. Other than having nukes, Russia is not a real threat*. We could destroy their entire armed forces in three months. The same is not true of China and they are only going to become more expansionist with time.

*To the US, that is. It is very much a threat to a lot of Europe.