There’s a lot in what you say. The CCP is very aware of global feelings and the defence mechanisms open to them. Equally, so is the rest of the world.
The E7, seven of the biggest and most economically important countries in the world, get a new election next year – guess who is in the chair for the year? UK gets its turn and as of 1/1/21 UK can freely negotiate tariffs between the 7 for the first time in 47 years.
With the deliberate and pointedly aggressive threats of ‘a big price to pay’ (incidentally for merely seeking to protect home security aspects) coming out of China, feelings are now beginning to coalesce into a much wider grouping to challenge the free ride enjoyed for so long by our Sino friends.
Behind the scenes, obviously, there are preparatory initial friendly discussions taking place within the E7 during this transitory and formal release period.
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