Agreed, instead what needs to happen is aggressive implementation of inflicting "pain" in their systems via economic measures - however unfortunately democracies around the world aren't stable due to the gains from technology haven't been adequately redistributed to society for too long that the current cracks in foundations would turn into a complete collapse; this is something that Presidential candidate Andrew Yang seems to understand the most - and is not only ideal but likely the only candidate who is competent enough to manage China's leadership's behaviour appropriately.
“If Washington can cut China off from American technology at will, China will be determined to build its own technological infrastructure, top to bottom.“