The Western countries, they cannot coordinate anything right now.A containment policy towards China, you need some coordination.
The only thing that the most powerful Western countries can coordinate now between themselves, is how to slap on tariffs on that other guy, and how to retaliate.
Then their minions like Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Canada, they are left in the dark about what they should do. They try to keep their heads down in order to avoid being hit by tariffs like a Mexican.
Containment of China ... last thing on anyone's mind now.
Of course the stupid Liberal media will not shut up containment of China, but they only just selling newspapers, they are not the seat of real power.
China will try to make a move, or a counter-attack, try to wipe out or weaken this containment theory of China, for good.
Wonder what they are going to do.
They indicated the PRC will ban the rare earths exports to America. Maybe there will be more harsh maneuvers from the CCP.