There is an old Doctor Seuss comic where Hitler has a problem with Muslims. "When they bow to prey they may face Mecca but their rears point at Berlin!"
You also have the fact that someone else may step in and cut China's supply of oil off. Their tanker fleet has to sail fairly close to India. Plus their are the other bottlenecks someone could exploit.
So will Trump go after the US Census next to make sure only US Citizens are counted for purposes of determining congressional districts? I mean that would also mess up the Democrats' plan.
Of course Congress blows. It's in the name. Con is the opposite of Pro....thus Congress is the opposite of Progress.
Also Congress is a committee at its heart.