You raise a great point.
In these extraordinary times, it is also difficult to discern who is our enemy and who is our ally.
An enemy government might be an ally to accomplish a common goal. And an “ally” might be an enemy if its government has on objective inconsistent with America’s objective.
Example: Russian government was our ally in World War 2 to defeat Germany but has always been viewed as our enemy.
Another example: The U.K. government was our ally in WW1 and WW2. But has the U.K. monarchy remained our enemy since we whipped them in the Revolutionary War?
A note of caution. Always try to distinguish the people of a country from its government.
I believe a huge number of Chinese love America and our freedom. CCP does not. I think the Brits love us like siblings but the Queen/monarchy not so much.
Make sense?
I always thought that it was weird they lost that war and then sort of gave up. Turns out they didn't, they just played the long game. Infiltration.