I daresay it just might work. They figure maybe they’ve got less than 2 years to do whatever. Same with a lot of nations.
I know they feel they have these less than two years before a likely President Cruz or something comes in.
The Chinese have always been bullies and abusers of their own people as cheap labor. No one holds them accountable for their massive pollution. They are the world’s worst nightmare and have already made some 50+% if their drinking water toxic already. They have to land grab for both water and raw materials or die.
War is a matter of when not if.