I am consistent here on FR as I have been for 22 years, regarding Red China. They play the long game. It is totally slow and subtle coopting. It is like 200-year strategy, when the west cannot see past 5 years.
You are exactly right about the long term. They are slowly acquiring America, buying our ports, farm land, businesses and politicians. Well, maybe not too slowly on the latter.
Perhaps just the current fiscal quarter?