What Does Xi Jinping Want?

Xi Jinping is speaking to a domestic audience when he talks about the way the US is trying to contain China. If you look at how it's being played in state media, it's that the US is very much using these Cold War tactics and that China has no choice but to defend itself. I'm curious, do they want closer relations with the United States again coming out of COVID? Do they want closer ties with Europe so their GDP can rise again?