Years of provocations, years and years leading up to February 2022.
Then after February 2022 when Russia was provoked to action Nord Stream was taken out.
The provocation of China to similar action over Taiwan well underway.
If China does something that can be demonized then the economic steps will intensify just like they have with Russia.
Sanctions I project a blockade of China inside the South China Sea preventing China from using sea routes to trade.
Oh, “years and years”. And no specifics.
In the meantime Russia got MFN status in 1996, and did f-all with it. That, btw, is the grand prize in international trade, the golden ticket into the US market. China struggled to get it and was granted MFN only in 2001.
There are hordes of people, btw, with legit complaints about the effects of China trade policies, lots of them in FR. Is all that a conspiracy vs China?
If China blockades or invades Taiwan, yes, I see a counter- blockade vs China. China should not be making war vs Taiwan.
If Russia hadn’t invaded Ukraine the Euros would still be making nice with Putin, like Biden, Merkel and Macron were.