Keeping the enemy guessing is the best strategy. Not letting the enemy know the plan is the best way to keep the enemy on tenterhooks. Xi plays his cards close to his chest, giving nothing away, just cool, calculated and quiet response when the time comes. Nothing loud, nothing unsettling for the rest of the world and always having a strategic mindset already predetermined.
Trump always chicken out when his rhetorics finds no headway without any exit plan. China makes decisions with always an alternative plan in place and have little to chicken out. Just look at China's foray in renewables, into EVs, shipbuilding, battery technology, electrification of its transport system and building logistics catering to renewables. It does not waiver in the face of sanctions and that sends a message to the USA regarding its resolve in semi-conductors and AI. Sure, China is still behind the USA in semi-conductors, but do not bet on China being always behind the curve.
Chinese EVs were laughed at by Elon Musk. How could Chinese EV makers compare with Tesla, the king of EVs. Now his is not laughing for sure. Jensen Huang of Nividia is more circumspect and has seen the tip of the iceberg regarding China's semi-conductor and AI ambitions. He is wary and he knows what the Chinese can accomplish. It takes a Chinese to understand what and how another Chinese mind works and thinks.
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China did not have to do anything and only had to do what it wants and deemed necessary to do.
China did not have to respond to the USA when building its high-speed railway system. Sanctioned from approaching the International Space Station, China did not have to respond to the USA when building its Tiangong Space Station. China did not have to respond to the USA before going into EV manufacturing. It did not have to respond to the USA trying to demonize its domination in shipbuilding, wind turbines and solar panels.
China is not India, being told to ask the USA for permission to buy Russian oil or else. China can do what it deems essential for its National Security matters. More than that, China does not need to succumb to threats regarding its purchase of Russia oil and gas. China is now saying, USA sanctions should be ignored as far as China is concern. That message is now officially sent to oil refiners, and others sooner or later. That shows the confidence that China now has, knowing that de-coupling from the USA is on course and progressing well. China does not have to depend largely on the USA market for its products. The trade surplus that China accumulated year after year, despite exporting less to the USA, is the proof that China can move away from selling to the USA. That card can no longer be played by the USA against China and Trump can impose tariffs of 1,000% if he likes.
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