We know this war is coming so why wait for China to get stronger. Hit them now while we have the advantage. They are an enemy. Stole our jobs an intellectual property, spy on us, hack our government web sites, buzz our satellites, harass our ships. Let's put these fuckers in their place once and for all. Nuke em if we have to.
China hits back at Trump, says one-China policy is 'non-negotiable'
Or it could be that the loss of trade with US will completely de stabilize their society and the might collapse without the death of a single American.
A 6,000 year-old society is not going to collapse simply because they can't sell us tee-shirts anymore.
They are the biggest holders of our bonds.
War with China - about the stupidest thing I've ever seen here BTW, and that's saying something - would de-stabilize our capital markets and our economy more it would theirs.