I don't think they'd have the balls. That would be begging for global war with the US
First thing we would need to do is get technology transfer, especially in computers and software under control. Those fields will get even more critical in the world and to energy creation management.
Sadly, the software companies are some of the most "blue" socialist leaning companies in the U.S. If we can keep this type of tech transfer as a chip in our hands we hold more power.