The financial realities can’t be ignored.
It was Richard Nixon who said “We can’t run the world without China” and hence his China policy......
Regardless, the Western Europe-USA axis of nations are cash poor and deep in debt.....
The Saudis and Chinese have $$$$$ to invest.
Their facts and they play into policy, I am certain.
Here is an interesting perspective from Gordon Chang, who says Flynn was part of the recent China groveling (not his word) and so he is glad to see Flynn gone: