Trump just poked the dragon in the eye and U.S.-China relations just took an ominous turn for the wo

[MindWars]

After what President Trump just did, the odds of the U.S. and China being able to reach a trade agreement this year officially just went from slim to none. For China, there is no issue more sensitive than the status of Taiwan. For the Chinese, it is unthinkable for anyone to even suggest that Taiwan is not a part of China, and the Chinese are prepared to defend their “one China” policy to the death if necessary. On the other hand, most Americans are entirely clueless about Taiwan. In fact, if you gave them a blank map of the world the vast majority of Americans wouldn’t even be able to find Taiwan thanks to our exceedingly poor system of public education. So for most Americans, a news story about how President Trump plans to sell 2 billion dollars worth of arms to Taiwan is completely and utterly meaningless. But for the Chinese, such news is a deep national insult….......

Trump Just Poked The Dragon In The Eye, And U.S.-China Relations Just Took An Ominous Turn For The Worse


Time will tell.... when or who is right where poking the dragon is concerned...

 

[badger2]

It's an insult to Chinese egoism and overconfidence, because they invented gunpowder. See Joseph Needham, Science and Civilization in China. Go Trump!

 

[william the wie]

With NAFTA/USMCA being the biggest solvent Market due to the EU tanking China is in trouble on the Economic front. With its imperial over reach in eastern Asia China is also looking at an arms race it cannot win if it doesn't throttle back.

 

[BlackFlag]

America is the shady weapons dealer on the street corner. Interventionism is our middle name.

 

[alang1216]

After what President Trump just did, the odds of the U.S. and China being able to reach a trade agreement this year officially just went from slim to none. For China, there is no issue more sensitive than the status of Taiwan. For the Chinese, it is unthinkable for anyone to even suggest that Taiwan is not a part of China, and the Chinese are prepared to defend their “one China” policy to the death if necessary. On the other hand, most Americans are entirely clueless about Taiwan. In fact, if you gave them a blank map of the world the vast majority of Americans wouldn’t even be able to find Taiwan thanks to our exceedingly poor system of public education. So for most Americans, a news story about how President Trump plans to sell 2 billion dollars worth of arms to Taiwan is completely and utterly meaningless. But for the Chinese, such news is a deep national insult….......

Trump Just Poked The Dragon In The Eye, And U.S.-China Relations Just Took An Ominous Turn For The Worse


Time will tell.... when or who is right where poking the dragon is concerned...

Yet another example of Trump taking big risks for paltry rewards. I hope he comes out a winner but there is certainly no guarantee he will.

At least we are selling some weaponry, when he moved our embassy to Jerusalem he antagonized the Arab world and we got absolutely nothing in return.

 

[Third Party]

After what President Trump just did, the odds of the U.S. and China being able to reach a trade agreement this year officially just went from slim to none. For China, there is no issue more sensitive than the status of Taiwan. For the Chinese, it is unthinkable for anyone to even suggest that Taiwan is not a part of China, and the Chinese are prepared to defend their “one China” policy to the death if necessary. On the other hand, most Americans are entirely clueless about Taiwan. In fact, if you gave them a blank map of the world the vast majority of Americans wouldn’t even be able to find Taiwan thanks to our exceedingly poor system of public education. So for most Americans, a news story about how President Trump plans to sell 2 billion dollars worth of arms to Taiwan is completely and utterly meaningless. But for the Chinese, such news is a deep national insult….......

Trump Just Poked The Dragon In The Eye, And U.S.-China Relations Just Took An Ominous Turn For The Worse


Time will tell.... when or who is right where poking the dragon is concerned...

Yet another example of Trump taking big risks for paltry rewards. I hope he comes out a winner but there is certainly no guarantee he will.

At least we are selling some weaponry, when he moved our embassy to Jerusalem he antagonized the Arab world and we got absolutely nothing in return.

Sometimes you do things because they are the right things to do-like keeping promises.

 

[alang1216]

Sometimes you do things because they are the right things to do-like keeping promises.

I really doubt that is in the Art of the Deal.