A large consideration is that we want to keep countries commercially open to the USA, and we know that if given the opportunity, China would close off all of Asia, the middle east, and Africa to the USA. Back when the US was pushing the Open Door Policy, there was a valid fear that China or Japan would find a way to keep the US out of their markets. We are seeing this come back into vogue over 120 years later, as China is expanding into more countries, and taking control of resources and utilities.
As much as you may want to say (not ask) "who gives a shit", the people of these compromised nations are worse off than when the US was involved, no matter what Noam Chomsky wants to say about it (and he has said a lot, to the benefit of countries that salivate at the prospect of a weakened US). At the same time, we become more beholden to China as any manufacturing competition is seized or shut down by China. We will have to buy from China, and their prices have been less and less competitive, as they have realized this. In turn, Adam Smith would wonder if we are truly a great country, if we have pissed away our ability to secure the best prices for the most goods.
