does it have it have access to enough assets to turn this seizure into leverage?

Thailand is, again, talking about building a land bridge-high speed rail line to bypass the Strait of Malacca. They've been talking about it for 30+ years so I'd take it with a grain of salt. Going to take some major joint Chinese/Indian investment money to see it become a reality.

As non-interventionist as China has been they have always been extremely clear with one thing: Do not disrupt our ability to freely do business.

well...if you mess with the dragon, you end up burned by its fire if you're not careful

Oh boy, here we go.