Some quick points:
Professor Jacob's talk was interesting but his solution to the problem, that is, a punitive response to China, shows the disconnect between academia and policy formulation. China has been forced to deploy its conscripts in high altitude terrain, imposing costs on them like psychological trauma, cold-related injuries, faster rotation of troops etc. These have been documented in various articles and op-eds. Punitive response has its own dynamics, such as escalation.
