I think it is a big deal but short of going to war what do you think will cause china to change their ways? sanctions don’t do much. stop buying from china? good luck with that.
Not buying from them is the plan, along with oil from anyone. Long term I see this happening, almost inevitable at this point.
All you have to do is shut down the shipping lanes and stop the import of energy. We could do that from 1000s of miles away, far out of the reach of their navy. Of course they could go nuclear...
The best strategy is continued and increasing isolation of a bad actor, it will take time but they know they are looking out, seeing trouble ahead, and realizing how dependent they are on the US for survival. The changing opinions here is worrying them.
All you have to do is shut down the shipping lanes and stop the import of energy. We could do that from 1000s of miles away, far out of the reach of their navy. Of course they could go nuclear...
The best strategy is continued and increasing isolation of a bad actor, it will take time but they know they are looking out, seeing trouble ahead, and realizing how dependent they are on the US for survival. The changing opinions here is worrying them.