Great observation:

What we’re seeing is a widespread recognition that the naive efforts to integrate China into the western “rules-based order” have utterly failed which has precipitated a dramatic reversal in policy that is steadily gaining momentum and ferocity. China has demonstrated that it will never become a vassal state in Uncle Sam’s sprawling empire. The Chinese have remained stubbornly independent throughout, initiating only those reforms that fit within their political orientation while rejecting any changes that might challenge the party leadership.

“Decoupling”: Washington’s Plan to Kneecap China’s Economy

The United States has settled on a multi-pronged strategy to thwart China’s economic development and preserve America’s premier position in the global order.

^{The Unz Review}