It may happen naturally as conditions improve in the PRC, raising wages and making it less economical for western corporations to offshore their labor costs though (which will be funny since the end result is similar). I agree that there's no reason to think that they will intentionally do something so aggressive though.
Their entire strategy so far has more or less hinged on not being aggressive, embedding themselves into global systems, and fostering good relations with as many countries as possible, often peeling them away from US influence. Agreed that it would be uncharacteristic for them to escalate like that.
It may happen naturally as conditions improve in the PRC, raising wages and making it less economical for western corporations to offshore their labor costs though (which will be funny since the end result is similar). I agree that there's no reason to think that they will intentionally do something so aggressive though.
Their entire strategy so far has more or less hinged on not being aggressive, embedding themselves into global systems, and fostering good relations with as many countries as possible, often peeling them away from US influence. Agreed that it would be uncharacteristic for them to escalate like that.