@IAMAL_PHARIUS @WandererUber @nugger I'm not sure, NAFO really did try and put very near to maximum available pressure. But the reason I try to be cautious is that it's better to assume they have something.

I think at this point it's probably mostly carrot rather than stick, but given that the US hasn't directly militarily intervened, that's still an unknown.

If I had to take a stab at what they would have it would be maybe something like "play along or we make China's life hard in Africa, and then they ask you to do something"