I am personally very surprised that such a technically competent person would be "locked out of his professional and personal life without recourse"
He's not technically competent. He's a writer.
So you would be prepared to fly to Tasmania and take the donkey caravan to the remote village where their office is located to deal with this matter?
That's better than the current situation.
I need a refresher on why China is my enemy.
China is not your enemy, but the CCP declared ideology is to conquer the world, whether through force, innovation, or economics. So if you want to live in a communist paradise without human rights, then you have no enemies in the CCP.
Explain the overtly denied and gross incompetence within the last administration instead of deflecting.
At least they didn't try to invade Canada or rename the gulf of Mexico. At least they didn't blame Zelensky for starting the Ukraine war. or attack Venezuela. I'm no Biden fan, but the Trump administration has no shortage of stupidity and insanity.
How is China being micromanaged when there are now multiple independent starship competitors?
Because they aren't independent.
"When in doubt, print 'em out." -- Karl's Programming Proverb 0x7