What sort of consequences is the CCP anticipating as a result of the book's publication? If they expected none, they wouldn't have made the point of having Shum

What sort of consequences is the CCP anticipating as a result of the book's publication? If they expected none, they wouldn't have made the point of having Shum's ex-wife contact him. Assuming this book is targeting a US market, and most Americans are neutral or negative in their views of China, I don't see the needle moving much. And beyond trade deals, how can we influence them? We may not agree with their policies, we trade with them, we allow anyone here to write publicly about China, and life goes on as usual.