It doesn’t even have to. By letting the Americans self impose a trade embargo, China maintains confidence in international markets that will eagerly invest in the freed industrial capacity left by said embargo. When the USA comes crawling back, the market (which the US respects much more than any diplomacy) will have priced them out.
It doesn’t even have to. By letting the Americans self impose a trade embargo, China maintains confidence in international markets that will eagerly invest in the freed industrial capacity left by said embargo. When the USA comes crawling back, the market (which the US respects much more than any diplomacy) will have priced them out.