If the Chinese are behind this, which I think is reasonably likely, they’ve played it beautifully. Their hands look pretty clean while they manipulate Putin to run all their campaigns through Russia. And the only real evidence we have is that nearly everything that happens benefits China. Huge damage to America’s soft power Damage to America’s military Reduced power of the dollar Weakening of NATO Destruction of the US green energy production, especially EVs. US operational security is the weakest it has ever been Loss of moral authority to contest imperialism, such as Hong Kong and Taiwan