Interventionism 2.0

China should update its traditional 'non‑interference' policy toward a conditional, calibrated intervention doctrine that protects overseas economic and strategic interests. Intervention would be justified only when host governments directly infringe on Chinese interests, when third parties threaten those interests, or when overseas events materially affect China’s domestic security or economy. — If adopted or normalized inside elite Chinese debate, the idea would alter expectations about Beijing’s overseas behavior, raise the risk‑calculus for supply‑chain coercion, and force Western policymakers to rethink deterrence and economic statecraft.