Someone tell me why western techbros embrace the warlord label while Chinese techbros grovel at international regulators' feet, begging not to be labelled as such?
Just dangle the threat of going all-in on military drones over their heads like a Sword of Damocles.
Better yet, flood the international arms market and give discounts to whoever challenges western interests.
EDIT: Economic interdependence is cope. Stop pretending trade will prevent conflict. It won't. The US has decided China is the pacing threat. Europe follows US security policy. Accept the bifurcation, weaponize the dependencies you've created, and impose maximum costs on adversaries
while you still can.