It's Really Their Own Fault For Engaging.

Before America had shown that it had learned that universal lesson.

That it's the doing of the incredibly stupid thing. Which makes the humilating climbdown inevitable.

http://www.news.cn/english/2021-10/30/c_1310278711.htm

I can only assume that America were simply doing it for a talking point. In the hope that someone will point out the error of their ways.

One thing's for certain.

If the rest of the G20 have allowed themselves to be dragged down the US/UK's rabbit hole. Then the World's clearly doomed.