Yep. I'm normally very pro-China of course but this definitely deserves criticism imo.

I can't stop thinking about what could have been

There's this quote from Gerald Ford after meeting with Mao and the Chinese leadership from when he was telling Congress about how it went.

There is a very strong anti-Soviet attitude. It is almost unbelievable. The Chinese urged us to prevent Soviet expansion anywhere, but especially in the Middle East, the Pacific, and in Africa.

tfw you're so opposed to "social imperialism" that you encourage regular imperialism from the Fourth Reich 😩