Frankly? If a hot war happens, and if nukes start flying, the US has to be wiped off the map. That's my take on it- the world will never be free without it. It makes no sense to leave the empire of genocide and forever wars intact, to simply continue poisoning the entire world like you describe. If nuclear war (which is likely what said "hot war" will become) happens every bit of the Anglo-American imperial institutions must be uprooted and destroyed in their entirety.
edit- also, either way, the sanctions have been the straw on the camel's back- if the CPC is smart (they are) and if the rest of the BRICS is also (they generally are) they will "de-risk" from Germany and the EU either way. At this point it doesn't matter if the sanctions are lifted; the path forward for China is to perhaps cooperate with the EU where profitable, but to chart its own course with a focus on self-sufficiency and prioritizing actually reliable partners, rather than the slimy imperialists, who will sooner or later try to sabotage them yet again. Same goes for India, Russia, and the rest of the world- frankly, western Europe and its colonial spawn have spent 500 years showing the world the treacherous, malicious nature of its institutions and societies, and thankfully this time around I think the lessons will stick (particularly because other options are now available) for most of humanity.
Frankly? If a hot war happens, and if nukes start flying, the US has to be wiped off the map. That's my take on it- the world will never be free without it. It makes no sense to leave the empire of genocide and forever wars intact, to simply continue poisoning the entire world like you describe. If nuclear war (which is likely what said "hot war" will become) happens every bit of the Anglo-American imperial institutions must be uprooted and destroyed in their entirety.
edit- also, either way, the sanctions have been the straw on the camel's back- if the CPC is smart (they are) and if the rest of the BRICS is also (they generally are) they will "de-risk" from Germany and the EU either way. At this point it doesn't matter if the sanctions are lifted; the path forward for China is to perhaps cooperate with the EU where profitable, but to chart its own course with a focus on self-sufficiency and prioritizing actually reliable partners, rather than the slimy imperialists, who will sooner or later try to sabotage them yet again. Same goes for India, Russia, and the rest of the world- frankly, western Europe and its colonial spawn have spent 500 years showing the world the treacherous, malicious nature of its institutions and societies, and thankfully this time around I think the lessons will stick (particularly because other options are now available) for most of humanity.