"If the U.S. wants to continue the state of tension and to deepen and expand its forward “defenses” as a hedge against China — as China itself suspects..."

Would China prefer that the US withdraw our forward defences and instead support the militarization and nuclearization of all of our US allies in the Asia Pacific region? This is exactly what China had done with NKorea, and it has not lead to stability. So, is this what Valencia recommends?

Does Valencia really want the US to follow China's lead here by arming allies, or is he instead advising the US to withdraw completely while China expands and militarizes itself and its regional allies? Really?

Is Valencia loyal to the US or to China?