China would be back to where it was 40 years ago. Yes, we will have to open up factories to produce cheap plastic things, but no, we won't miss China for very long. They aren't as essential as they think they are.
wishful thinking and a bit too biased towards patriotism. I'm looking for realistic answers here.
China has done this before, why not assume the previous result is the realistic answer if they try it again?
Because the circumstance is different. China also did not do this before. I'm more talking about embargo on the entire US via china. China can still trade with the rest of the world.