Don’t have to view China positively, just view USA as worse in the moment. Which is fair. USA is the one violently disrupting the global economy directly with military operation in Iran and supporting whole heartedly the Israeli offensive against essentially unarmed populations.

China is not significantly violently intervening beyond it’s borders in this time in history, preferring the much more broadly acceptable economic dominance. It is providing disheartening support to Russia in its offensive into Ukraine, but grading on a curve Ukraine at least is armed and supported by others while Gaza and Lebanon are just being victimized in a one-sided conflict. Both are unacceptable offensives, but one is more horrific than the other. It’s horrible to compare in any way that might be seen as diminishing the horrors of Ukraine, but it’s the unfortunate reality when we are deciding which ‘bad guys’ we think are the ‘worse guys’.

The biggest China issues that are ongoing and not past or potential future are largely within their borders. As far as potential future misbehavior that may be indicated, the hypothetical is outweighed by the USA’s actual behavior.