Kowtow, which is borrowed from kau tau in Cantonese (ketou in Mandarin Chinese), is the act of deep respect shown by prostration, that is, kneeling and bowing so low as to have one's head touching the ground.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowtow
While I don't profess to know China's response if they fail to absorb our economy, I do believe JFK when he said.....
