Here is what is overlooked by the American policy wonks.

China doesn’t want a G7 or a G2 or any sort of “club” which includes some and excludes many.

It has always been the case where China telegraphs to each and every country that it is positively fine if the choice is made to prioritize America over China in terms of a geopolitical relationship. The Chinese outlook is that siding with one doesn’t necessitate making an enemy of the other. #duality.