[Go ahead PLN, shoot a torp at a US warship. See what happens next.]
I’m kinda hoping they do this real soon. Any kind of clash would almost, IMO, guarantee Trump’s re-election. Unfortunately, I think Xi Jinping understands that, which is why any PLA/PLAN lifer who fires a shot - assuming he’s not the unlucky recipient of USN ordnance - will find himself reassigned to a remote sandy border area for the rest of his career.