Lets complie what are the things US can do short of starting a war? The rare earth export control is really affecting US military and it will take actions that it still can.
Kick of chinese students? Probabaly stem students initially.
Forcing chinese airlines to not overfly russia.
Scantion chinese banks.
Scantion pretty much anything that has external trade.
Seizing Chinese foreign reserve?
Forcing taiwan to declare independence?
Forcing Philippines to be active in south china sea to start a hot war.
Forcing European and other countries ro seize chineee companies.
There are probabaly many more stop of having to declare a war with china. I am afraid we are getting to that point as US is desperate for rare earth.
Kick of chinese students? Probabaly stem students initially.
Forcing chinese airlines to not overfly russia.
Scantion chinese banks.
Scantion pretty much anything that has external trade.
Seizing Chinese foreign reserve?
Forcing taiwan to declare independence?
Forcing Philippines to be active in south china sea to start a hot war.
Forcing European and other countries ro seize chineee companies.
There are probabaly many more stop of having to declare a war with china. I am afraid we are getting to that point as US is desperate for rare earth.