I personally believe China is maneuvering to keep the commerce flowing and not get f'd with when they go at Taiwan which could very well happen without a shot being fired.
I guess if we start hearing scuttlebutt about China building up on the NROK's border ONLY, we'll know their out of the game and protecting against a surge of refugee's.
But could be a head fake too, their sneaky little bastards.
” when they go at Taiwan which could very well happen without a shot being fired. “
Precisely - If, by backing the US into a no-win corner, China can achieve virtual hegemony over the entirety of SE Asia - including Taiwan - without expending one single bullet, they just may be calculating that a couple of months, or years, of hits to commerce might be worth the price....