I would be so much happier if we were partnering with Japan on this research. Unfortunately, we need to always consider China our future enemy, based on their behavior.
Why “future enemy” when they regard us as their present (and number-one) enemy?
Well its actually the chinese military the PLA on land and PLAN on sea. PLAN is especially ambitious. About like the Japanese navy at the beginning of the 20th century.
If they score victories, they’ll become more ambitious.