MAGA is going to need to spin their no war policy when they get locked into a multi decade war with Iran.
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Didnt he say he would be leading the way on attacking Iran (not get dragged in by anyone) if he deosnt get the deal he wants (tough guy, stuff).
You know, just like with China, he'll be attcking them if they dont do the deal he wants ... (bombs away, Three Gorges dam and all that - but luckily Xi is on the phone to Trump right now!)
plawolf
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I myself have said earlier that the trickiest part now for China is to not accidentally one-shot the U.S. economy and make it a no brainier for them to try a military Hail Mary.
However, you are being vastly too timid in your ambitions. What you describe is just China’s normal game plan. You are just basically ignoring this colossal gift Trump has handed China and suggest China just continue to play it safe and stick with its long game.
You can have grand plans and detailed contingencies, but truly great leadership also require the wisdom to recognise a golden opportunity when it presents itself, and the balls to come out of your comfort zone and seize it.
If China does seize the moment, it can cut potentially decades off of its timetable and vastly exceed the wildest dreams of past Chinese strategists in terms of what is realistically achievable in terms of the final new equilibrium between China and America.
Make no mistake, I fully expect China to go for the kill here. The tricky part, is how to deal lethal, non-recoverable damage that then takes the US economy months or even years to bleed-out, and not accidentally achieve an instant kill.
As such, expect China to continue with small and steady blows instead of seeking to deliver a devastating knock-out blow.
This is probably why Trump is saying they are talking to China.
This South Korean article is saying that high level Chinese delegation went into US Treasury building and met with Scott Bessent. The delegation met with the US before the South Korean's meeting with the US on trade happened.
Their pictures were taken outside of the building.
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
Again Americans thinking they're giving China good advice. They're the ones that need China to make concessions. All they have to do is drop their own tariffs on China and then supply chains go back to before so American businesses don't suffer. What is it that China has to do? So Trump can save face?
"Trump: I would say, over the next three to four weeks, and we're finished, by the way.
You’re finished?
Trump: We’ll be finished."
A Freudian moment?
Oh that is excruciating! Some commentators are says Trump might have early stage dementia and I think they may be on to something. Anyway, he now wants China to "open its markets to US firms". Well there's a deal there I think - X and Meta allowed in China, ByteDance keeps TikTok, tariffs dropped or at least substantially reduced.
"'...It'll all work out. Those things always work,' Trump said"
So he's living on a prayer, lol