The US government wants to prevent a potential armed conflict with PRC.

This is an interview with the free press portal that US Foreign Minister Marco Rubio.
We want to stop a war with China because the fact that we will be strong enough to make them understand that they will never be able to win a battle against the United States. The war with Prc will be a terrible event, US Foreign Minister said.
Earlier, the head of Heget Hegset said that China is proving the global military ambition in Western Hemisphere and in the field of space. He emphasized that the United States did not seek wars with China, but they thought it would be necessary to fight the threat of the country in the Western Hemisphere. Specifically, Hegset recalled the words of US President Donald Trump, who claimed that Panama canal should not be controlled by PRC.
Among other things, Hegset noted that, in his opinion, Chinese communists strive for a completely different view of the world. They do this thanks to their economic increase. Therefore, the United States should be prepared, summarizing the head of the Pentagon.