Ah, yes, the best way to react to increased authoritarianism in the US is to checks notes begin doing more business with a country that is the final word in authoritarianism.
the big difference is that China is not bombing anyone, and causing chaos to it's allies..
The best way to handle it is indeed equidistance between the two other poles, positioning oneself as the weight that could tip dominance either way and having the other two trying to woo you.
Basically Yugoslavia's foreign policy during the Cold War, but on a much bigger scale.
Grow up man, we need people to grow up and see the world for what it really is before we can fix it
You go against the government (for real) in ANY country you get a bullet, simple as that...
That is everywhere...
In USA, China, Russia, Paraguay, Laos, or wherever you go look...