Conventional War using the military is so far is out of the question right now, but the Chinese are engaging in open warfare against the USA and it’s happening in plain sight...
The pre-cursors of Crystal Meth and Fentanyl are manufactured in China, shipped to Mexico and used by the cartels in the drug making operations and shipped to the USA....
How many Americans have died as a result ?? 10s of thousands....
If you don’t know the name Ed Calderon, look him up he’s quite an interesting story.....He was a Cop in the Federal Drug Enforcement organization in Mexico primarily in the Baja area of Mexico and is very knowledgable of the drug cartels from his days fighting them....
He’s been on the Joe Rogan and Shawn Ryan Podcasts and states Chinese companies are setting up shop in Mexico and work with the Cartels selling the whatever they need from drugs to weapons......
Why fight Americans when you can kill thousands of them thru drugs and destabilize the country without using your military and spend very little money.....
Actually if that is China’s mo it is a wrong strategy to use. Most Americans aren’t hooked on drugs so a strategy that ends up killing our weakest decadent drug users actually strengthens the country and frees up resources.
China would have to try and hook more “normals” onto drugs and keep them hooked but alive to keep us bleeding.