> I think no matter what is done at this point, the likelihood of a shooting war within the next decade went up by quite a bit. <
Agreed. I am in favor of slapping a tariff on Chinese goods - and seizing their Treasury bonds - to help pay for the mess they have created.
But then China would have no reason not to try to seize Taiwan. The restraints would be gone.
And things would get ugly fast.
They may anyway.
I guess good signs are China apologizing to that doctor’s family and trying to help other countries with masks etc.
I know it’s not out of pure love :), but it shows maybe they don’t want that confrontation to happen