“I think that is the point of the original article: Now, is a pretty good time for China.”
May be, but the author also suggested that the CCP will use the theme of blaming the U.S. for the Wuhan virus as an excuse - which I give no credence to, and offered little for why now China thinks it would be a good time. As I said, I don’t think the author understands China or Asia (and Asia IS the theater where any war China starts would start).
https://asiatimes.com/2020/04/china-seizes-covid-19-advantage-in-south-china-sea/
The excuse of the "USA bring the virus" would just be for the locals. Still though, I have a hard time believing China really wants to take on a larger war, right now.
Unless, they know... or believe, that they are in a much stronger position, militarily, than we all believe.