According to an overnightĀ CNN report, Donald TrumpāsĀ truce with ChinaĀ in the trade war he created could fall apart after his administration made twoĀ unforeseen ābombshellā announcements.
Secretary of StateĀ Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday that the U.S. willĀ Ā āaggressively revoke visas for Chinese studentsāĀ studying in critical fields or if they have connections to the Chinese Communist Party, an announcement which was met with a wave of anger by families inĀ China, many of whom have saved for years to educate their children abroad.
The second blow came after the Financial Times reported that āmoves by US President DonaldĀ TrumpĀ had effectively cut off some American companies fromĀ selling software used to design semiconductors to China.ā
That one-two punch has reportedly āinfuriatedā Chinese authorities who felt they had made progress with the volatile Trump as the clock ticks on a 90-day pause on increased tariffs.
But this is how he ānegotiatesā even back when he wasnāt in the throes of dementia. Be belligerent, throw tantrums, whine when things arenāt going your way, gloat when they are.
Even a fully competent Trump probably thinks that he is āputting the screwsā on China by doing this, to get a ābetter dealā. Even though we shouldnāt be linking these things at all.
Sort of? Itās kind of a moot point because he canāt complete a thought on his own anyway.