No, I’m not. But I’m noting that the British perceived that what was in their national interest was securing Islamic hegemony over East Asia. The British Empire has always countered the insecurity of being such a massive empire ruled by such tiny islands by sowing division, disaster and discord everywhere, so their hegemony couldn’t be countered. Go ahead and claim it’s smart politics, but it sure as HELL isn’t Christianity.
... I would also note that the politics weren’t smart in the long run, as the deliberate hobbling of the Russian Empire led to the Soviet Union. Then the deliberate hobbling of the German Empire led to the Nazi Regime. And the deliberate hobbling of the Chinese Empire led to the People’s Republic. If not for the awareness of the limitless potential of political stupidity, one could easily become convinced that the British royalty are the greatest force of evil in the history of the world.