Measure of economic growth

I do not think that the exercise of hegemonic power in THE Donald's manner and style will force China to bend her knee before him.

Just consider this domain of economic enterprise:

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/

In 2018 the US dollar value for the volume of China's freight trade was $4.5+ trillion dollars. 

Unless Trump is willing to put into the field an army of some 50 million men to subjugate the people and suppress their armies - from China to Kazakhstan to Germany, he cannot break this new Silk Road and end its operations.

I know he would like to.