Huh? The US doesn't have any interest in being friends with China.

Why not?

They view them as the single biggest threat to their hegemony.

I mean--not if we're allies? Despite the memes, the trend of US-Chinese relations has been ever-increasing cooperation.

Even in the annual threat assessment of 2022, Russia and its invasion is closer to a footnote than it is comparable to China.

So what? This would be true of any nation, ally or no. China's position in the threat assessment is a result of their military power, not their foreign relations.

OK so you didn't get my second point.

Fair enough.

The US hasn't announced any actions beyond mild criticism to deter India from its position because it understands India's geopolitical situation.

The US usually doesn't announce its actions. Most nations don't. Diplomacy is almost always done behind closed doors.

Americans and European people are upset with India over perceived offenses. But that won't matter since people will forget and won't really pressure their governments to take action.

I'm still skeptical of this.