I promise to look the other way.
This threat by the actual Chinese military is rumored to be true if we can believe the trashy Drudge Report type sources (somebody else go first, please).
What if this is like kidnapping cases in which the spouse was supposed to raise cash to free the other spouse but refused as they weren’t worth it? Danny DeVito and Bette Midler were in a movie like that (Ruthless People, 1986).
Chinese: So turn back, Americans. You have ten more minutes or you lose your valued Pelosi.
US: Uh, we’re having some problems with your transmission. We’ll get back to you tomorrow when we get our new replacement parts. Or maybe the day after.