no, you are being set up to hate China for mostly no reason (well, there is a good reason...Taiwan needs US aircraft carriers and air power)

we saw this in 2002 running up to Iraq..it was crazy how many Americans all of a sudden were in a lather over Saddam Hussein...it was all programmed by the media. everyone now likes to talk about how it was a terrible decision...guess what, in 2002 pretty much everyone was enthusiastically on board (as instructed!)

I'm certainly no fan of the PRC but there is a huge difference between disdain and a willingness to engage in a war the US and Taiwan might very well lose (badly) with Americans dying

or are we just going to be at war forever?

Based on Russia's performance in Ukraine and China's military might seemingly less than Russia's I doubt the US Navy has a tough time keeping China out of Taiwan, let alone the entire military might of the US

and btw if you are going to go look at casualty counts, don't bother, its well understood that the Chinese lost ten men for every US soldier killed...they still won

In the years since the gulf between capabilities has grown, and especially seeing how Russia can't crush Ukraine using castoff NATO gear China will be wise to not poke the bear.

mmm, no. In 2002 "everyone" pretty much agreed that invading Iraq was a bad idea. People only went along with it after it happened to "show support for the troops." Or have you forgotten the "Hate Bush, love the troops" bumper stickers?