They do, the thing is the status quo was even worse for China. They were losing on trade, HK protests were growing, and US political landscape was shaping up to be 4 more years of Trump with Republican gains in Congress to help him push America first even harder. CCP was on the long slow road to self immolation, throwing a giant disaster into the world was a net win for them.
China has no idea apparently how much this is going to cost them. I'm not just talking in terms of money either.
They do, the thing is the status quo was even worse for China. They were losing on trade, HK protests were growing, and US political landscape was shaping up to be 4 more years of Trump with Republican gains in Congress to help him push America first even harder. CCP was on the long slow road to self immolation, throwing a giant disaster into the world was a net win for them.