Roosevelt's idea of 'neutrality' was as lopsided as Wilson's. It would have been better to sit back and let WWI take its course.
Japan was a good example of a possible outcome when sanctions and embargoes are used against a rising nation that feels it has a better founded interest in East Asia than a country an ocean away.
It all started with Perry's Black Ships. The ruling oligarchs in the US are slow learners. The latest furor over China's banning of Micron chips is an amazing example of hypocrisy. Japan realized they could not win a sustained war when they attacked. I don't believe China has that problem.