Agreed.
This battle would have happened in the future only China would have initiated it when the US was a lot weaker 5 - 10 years down the road and when we had no leverage. We have been fools and this is a wake up call.
It’s not just high tech, mfg. and commodities that China steals.
An example of China’s ‘Trade” Policy:
Chinese scientist gets 10 years for swiping GMO rice in AG espionage.
Link: https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/chinese-scientist/