China's government is practicing Confucianism. Why is this a threat?

US foreign policy regards China as a threat to world order based on liberal democracy. American military bases and troops are positioned in South Korea, Japan, and Philippines to confront and contain China. Do we have a right to force China to abandon Confucianism? Why do our foreign policy experts view Confucianism as harmful to humanity?

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sree251 · 41-45, M

Confucianism is what the Chinese government has defined as socialism based on Chinese characteristics. Socialism, to the western mind, is regarded as communism, a Marxist theory.