Not over soybeans or oil but territorial sovereignty. They're claiming disputed islands and the world's most trafficked ocean trade route. And trying to bully India, Vietnam and others.
This is what our consumer dollars buy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_ArmyThe PLA is the world's largest military force, with a strength of approximately 2,285,000 personnel, 0.18% of the country's population. It is the fastest modernising military power in the world, with significant defense and rising global power projection capabilities.
A Lot of the money funding the PLA comes from crooked deals Western concerns must surrender themselves into to do business in China.
I want every penny of that money forced into Honest dealings or Taken Off the Table.
Either way would cut off a lot of PLA support.