China does not have an expansive or aggressive posture. The US has about twice the spending as a share of GDP, with a larger nominal GDP. There is nuance to this, but China is absolutely not disproportionately or aggressively building up it’s military.
Realize that China has not been increasing it’s military spending relative to GDP.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS?locations=CN-US&start=1989
China does not have an expansive or aggressive posture. The US has about twice the spending as a share of GDP, with a larger nominal GDP. There is nuance to this, but China is absolutely not disproportionately or aggressively building up it’s military.