Oh, well. There goes that idea. The envirowhackos will be all over this.
I find I can make the most sense of the envirnowhackos by assuming they take their marching orders from Moscow.
If so, they would not want to strengthen U.S. - Chinese shipping.
Just as they have striven successfully for 30 years now to maximize U.S. dependence on foreign oil by suppressing domestic drilling and refining and nuclear power, thus forcing trillions of U.S. dollars to flow into the Middle East (and Venezuala) where Moscow has a greater say in matters.
Moscow was no doubt disappointed when Earth in the Lurch Gore lost the 2000 election.