[cgio]

Probably a mechanism like what you describe. This is one more move that will push things towards a two speed world economy. One US sanctioned and one not. The question will be eventually which speed will end up faster. The challenge is when to do that with a meaningful chance of success, and while I don’t like the answer, the objective answer seems to be as soon as possible. Most probably the game is already lost though, so that soon may be too late, and the strategy wrong for US as a power while still valid for the AI houses that will squeeze what they can on the downward trajectory. I don’t expect people to actually calculate though.

[satvikpendem]

The US won't care. Look at Chinese EVs versus American cars, the former has already essentially won the race.