Washington DC is determined to deploy a “dragon trap” against Beijing, just like it did to Russia with a “bear trap” in Ukraine. This is designed to force a reaction, which the US could then present as “proof” of how supposedly “aggressive” the targeted country is. However, while this usually didn’t have consequences of global proportions when used against relatively small and helpless countries, it’s a whole different story when it comes to superpowers such as China and Russia.