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Are you trying an analog to the old human bait trick "There he is Carl! Chase him!"? OK, off I go.
The prime thing is China can be rich and secure, and all their neighbors can be rich and secure without everybody fighting. That is a truth that will eventually win out if it is given time. The time may not be there because the CCP is feeling stroppy and finds it emotionally appealing to shove folks around right now. So, how do we get time for them to grow up a bit?
We do that the old fashioned way, building friendships and alliances with all those other countries. And then standing by them. Stop being so darned understanding about Chinese aggressiveness. Call it what it is, a police state trying to have its way by force. At the same time keep up the trade, cultural and tourist intercourse we have with China and increase it if possible. It is all standard stuff but it requires a little confidence in who you are.
Now if we do that, and do it consistently for a few decades, we present the Chinese with something like the obverse of "death by a thousand cuts", sorta "frustration by always having your toes stubbed". They meet resistance when pushing out a little then draw back. Time passes and hopefully CCP guys who are more interested in the welfare of the average Chinese, which will increase with each peaceful year, than in making their mark in history with a conquest or two, come to power. Time is the key.
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