Your argument is that there's some super-intelligent strategy at work here but it must be kept secret in order for it to work. This is literally baseless nonse

Your argument is that there's some super-intelligent strategy at work here but it must be kept secret in order for it to work. This is literally baseless nonsense. America has a single goal that is beyond transparent: prevent the rise of Chinese apex-technological manufacturers. Everything was okay when China was making shoes and Christmas lights but now they're fabricating increasingly sophisticated computer chips [0], producing more electronic cars than the rest of the world combined [1], and kicking out all sorts of fancy 5G telecom equipment that does more but costs significantly less than what Western manufactuers can offer [2]. The "strategy" here is too little and far too late. Trump's only victory here will be, like so many other victories, purely symbolic: his base might get riled up and support him for taking on the "Chinese" who "stole" all their jobs... but China's competitiveness here won't be affected. Cutting off Americans from China's competitive electronics will just drive up prices in America and make American companies less competitive on the global market. The rest of the world (the other 7.3 billion on the planet) absolutely love China's cheap but capable electronic products. The only thing at this point that will actually stop China's growth here is literal bombs and tanks. [0] http://mckinseychina.com/whats-next-for-chip-makers-in-china/ http://mckinseychina.com/whats-next-for-chip-makers-in-china... [1] https://nextshark.com/china-now-makes-electric-cars-every-country-combined/ https://nextshark.com/china-now-makes-electric-cars-every-co... [2] https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/mobile-network-equipment-makers-eye-5g-windfall/63136118 https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/mobile-net...