China Gov begging for a meeting
As in begging a meeting with Pompeo in Hawaii back in July last year?
This is called managing the US proactively, or more specifically managing the decline of the US. China did not, do not, and will not give in anything substantial to the US, not if there is no quid pro quo. But it will give enough face to the US. Who is the more mature and responsible party between the two?
If you still can't see the big picture here, at least you can look back several decades in terms of where they were then and where they are now. I mean China did make concessions and even absorbed some humiliation. But the results? Is there even any question?
As I said in other thread, China has shown it's a far superior strategic player than the US so far. This is just another example.