If China goes in, they won’t be handing out candy bars and calling lawyers for permission to pull the trigger. They do have substantial investments in Africa, but I think that if they do something, it will be to send a message to us.
Not that the AH’s in DC will get it....
O has given them buckets of rocks to throw at the pirates.
My concern would be that china will set up a permanent base there or even colonize the area and make it a Chinese territory. Who is going to stop them?