> Accepting the terms of engagement by your so-called opponent is a basic, rookie mistake in any form of strategic out-maneuvering.

Not only is copying the Chinese work ethic a rookie mistake as a strategic generalisation, but 996 is a completely flawed strategy for cognitive work - it's a relic passed over from manual labor - treating programmers as cogs in a cotton mill is not a good long term strategy, they will create a world of shit for themselves, I think this fact is probably intuitive to any programmer reading.