China's economic coercion is more bark than bite.

Byline: S. Kamal Hayder Kazmi

Economic warfare has been part of statecraft for centuries, so it's no surprise Beijing is leveraging its growing economic clout for political ends. But what might be unusual is how ineffective the tactic is becoming. China has been increasingly obsessed with deploying coercive economic measures against countries that have supposedly offended it, such as Australia, Canada, and Lithuania. Last week, China suspended imports...