The CCP has pretty explicitly said and proved that it places itself and its interests above Chinese and/or international law.
It's playing nice with international investment for now, because it's free money, but ultimately any investment in China is only valued to the extent the CCP feels it's in its best interests.
The West's intent was to make China dependent on the international banking and trade system, such that they would provide additional levers to control China's behavior, but we're talking about a government that starved its population to prove a point...
Nothing shy of being able to melt down the Chinese economy is going to change their decision, if they make it.
The CCP has pretty explicitly said and proved that it places itself and its interests above Chinese and/or international law.
It's playing nice with international investment for now, because it's free money, but ultimately any investment in China is only valued to the extent the CCP feels it's in its best interests.
The West's intent was to make China dependent on the international banking and trade system, such that they would provide additional levers to control China's behavior, but we're talking about a government that starved its population to prove a point...
Nothing shy of being able to melt down the Chinese economy is going to change their decision, if they make it.