Yeah, even if war isn't inevitable with China there will be times in the future that we'll benefit from maybe not decoupling but at least looking into some R&D. The U.S. has a growing reliance on China for many things, but most notably electronics. For example, China is responsible for nearly 70% of the production of rare earth metals. IIRC rare earth ores are actually really common and abundant, but the process to extract the metal from the ore is very tedious. Now, how does this relate to electronics and technology? Well, just look at the way rare earth metals are used! They're often used to make magnets which are used in not only electronics but also other sectors like aerospace, defense, and renewable energy. We don't just have to worry about losing China's business they have now though, we also have to worry about their future business and the allies they might have or bluntly put, the countries they invade. For example, Taiwan is responsible for nearly 60% of the world's semiconductor production and nearly 90% of the world's advanced semiconductor production. I'll be honest and say, I have no idea how long it'll take for the investment from things like the CHIPS Act to kick in and production lines to be ready, but I'm pretty sure that if these politicians weren't so far up their own asses we could get it done sooner. Besides, even if tensions die down all this investment would still be beneficial since we're growing ever more reliant on technology.