I don't propose convincing anyone of anything, Ebbie, least of all China...!!!   ;-)

I'm speaking strictly in theoretical (philosophical) terms. I think we would all be best off to write off past debts and grievances and start anew, but I don't imagine for one instant that that is really going to happen! No siree. What I imagine is going to happen is more of the same kind of thing we've seen in the past: war, poverty, sorrow, disaster, conflict, and broken dreams...accompanied by birth, renewal, adaptability, creativity, and hope springing afresh in new young hearts. It will be the best of times...and the worst of times, as it always has been.