[jhpriestley]

Actually even longer than 15 years, the US has all-too-generously allowed the CCP to continue to exist ever since we benevolently allowed their army to fight ours to a standstill on the Korean peninsula in 1953.

[shadowgovt]

It's not really an "allow" kind of deal; a nation's options are limited dealing with the most populous nation on the planet.

Lots of options end in nose-cutting to spite faces, and the winning move starts to look like "don't play" real quick.