Yes, absolutely. The economic clout gives them the confidence and means. That needs to be dealt with. Declaw!

Like how the world dealt with the US after Snowden's reveals?

I’m a U.S. citizen and I’m “dealing with the US” in my own way. But such a thing takes time. You don’t upset and entire economic regime in a year or even a decade. It takes the utmost patience, to the point of organizing for outcomes you may not even see in your lifetime.

One shouldn’t mistake a seeming return to the status quo as proof that the status quo is just as strong.

How do you "deal" with another country developing economically?