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>China is going to bet everything on taking a small island off their east coast.
They're just using that reason to expand a military that reaches worldwide. They do want the island though. Very important strategic resource due to their semiconductors expertise, but the CCP wants the world.
A lot of countries are complicit in cooperation. China asks few questions after all. They also get strong-armed by China to do as they demand. China asks few questions after all.