#USChinaTensions This isn’t 2018. China doesn’t dance to Washington’s tune anymore. The days of “you push, I yield” are over. You slap tariffs, we counter. You shout, we ignore. That’s power—calm, strategic power.

The worst thing China could do now is give Trump an off-ramp. He thrives on chaos, believes bullying works, and always returns to the same tricks if you show weakness. But this time? No slope for him to slide down. Just a steep wall.