[manv1]

The whole point of bringing countries like China into the world economic system is to make sure that they realize that aggressive action is counterproductive and they refrain from doing so.

Unfortunately that hasn't really worked with China, which is why the world is starting to decouple from China; the CPP still prioritizes its institutional needs over "The People", which is ironic since they're supposed to be working for "The People."

That's probably why the CPP is scared of the people and tries to control them.

[thrashh]

The world is really decoupling with China because it is so unpredictable. Xi made himself forever leader only 10 years ago and it's been a unpredictable rollercoaster of policy since then.

Stability is the foundation of every working relationship. Everyone wants to latch onto you when you are stable. You can even work with an adversary as long as they are stable. China had it for a while before Xi.

Most countries have yet to achieve long-term stability. Stability is super difficult to achieve.

[zorrotorro]

The world is decoupling from China because US sees China as a main global challenger and has asked / forced the hand of everybody else to decouple.

China is actually quite predictable and with a stable (forever) leader it's even more predictable.

US poking China creates instability.

[dehrmann]

I guess that's the motivation, but China likely reads it as the west trying to keep it down or the west preparing for war.