It’s pretty obvious why the Chinese are expecting sanctions to be imposed in the next year or three.
China’s Communist Party will block promotions for senior cadres whose spouses or children hold significant assets abroad, people familiar with the matter said, as Beijing seeks to insulate its top officials from the types of sanctions now being directed at Russia.
WWIII is already underway. The fact that it is primarily unrestricted rather than military doesn’t change the fact that it is observably underway.
Plan accordingly.