We spent tons of money and resources on Central and South America from 1950 - 1990 to keep the communists out of the hemisphere, and outside of a few hotspots the investment was cheaper than real conflict.
From 1990 - 2020 we spent an equal amount on the War on Drugs, to keep the drug cartels out of the hemisphere, and outside of a few hotspots the investment was cheaper than real conflict.
From 2021 - whenever we will spend a equal amount on the War on China, to keep free market capitolists escaping china out of the hemisphere, and outside of a few hotspots the investment will be cheaper than real conflict.
Asian investment is subject to recall in a way we dont see in the west. One day all of China held assets will be on a fire sale and picked up by the same players selling away the rights today.
There are many who say yhat your prediction is what happened to Japan after the ‘87 Crash. Japan had been buting and investing in companies and real estate in the US. Comes the crash they lose billions and sell off to the people they sold to for quarters on the dollar. But the ChiComs presumably learned from that mistake.
China is spending money they really don’t have on places with a track record of taking money and then giving the middle finger to those that gave the money. Africa, South America, etc.
IMHO It won’t end well for the Chinese.