Right, the western world is pretty dependent on China. I can't see how that could ever change, certainly not in the foreseeable future.
Europe has recognized their dependence on Russia for energy and food
and are taking steps to change that.
The world has recognized their dependence on China for critical supply items
and is taking steps to reduce it.
The US has a weak president.
Climate change zealots are pushing for a switch to electric vehicles, China batteries.
Strategically, the best time is now for China to make a move on Taiwan,
when the world is weakest and maximally dependent on them.
I predict it will be in less than one year.
And then it will be worse than WW2,
because it will hit everyone at home,
not just the men on battlefields.