>Will the world hold China liable for this mess? Likely but not in a military invasion type of way. No one wants a nuclear exchange with China and most other m

>Will the world hold China liable for this mess? Likely but not in a military invasion type of way. No one wants a nuclear exchange with China and most other military option are unproductive for everyone involved. My guess is that individuals will be allowed to make financial claims against China for decades to come. Chinese assets around the world will be seized as necessary to pay off the claims. Logistics systems will be reconfigured to avoid China, further harming their economy. But it will be a long process because everyone is dependent on China for something or the other. The leadership of China could try to be defiant but they are going to have plenty of internal conflict to deal with so they'll be distracted on both ends. Nothing about this is going to be easy or over quickly.