The notion that we are out to “batter” China is a false, and dangerous one. The idea that Trump, Fed.gov, or anyone can change China is a fantasy. Same as the ridiculous idea we are somehow going to “democratize” Islamic countries like Iraq or Afghanistan.
Rather, the USA has finally woken up the fact that China is a state-controlled and planned economy that will not open up any further - this is the important thing. Trade and investment will not be on equal terms, so now its time for the USA to begin protecting itself.
These two different ideas are often conflated.
I think that while you correctly describe how China operates, we are indeed going to either achieve a trading relationship with them that works for us and protects our IP, or China is going to be “battering itself” by refusing to make the concessions that we require as a condition of trading with them and thus have their goods highly tariffed. It’s interesting to see how China, NK and Iran are in the process of coming to understand that Trump isn’t like the raft of dickless, spineless, Globalist (ie. worthless) Presidents we’ve had since RR. I am looking forward to Trump “mounting” Xi’s “mirkin” on the wall of the Oval Office.