This is all just gamesmanship
the big boys have thousands of nuclear weapons and multiple reentry vehicles and none of this is ever going to conflagarate
That being said the economic losees cost by China’s malfeasance are going to have major ripples throughout the world economy for the next decades
It’s not about quid pro quo....it’s all about adopting Xi’s world view.
“The Art of War” is the blueprint on how to confuse, flatter, ego-stroke, infiltrate then manipulate the enemy, until they are in vulnerable position where they can be destroyed. China has used these same tactics to gain a strong grip on 40% of the globe.