As I said, I do _not_ think that China will retaliate in this way. But I worry that things could get out of hand if emotions take over. Trump's emotions are on

As I said, I do _not_ think that China will retaliate in this way. But I worry that things could get out of hand if emotions take over. Trump's emotions are on display for everyone to see, but I think the US administration and maybe even Trump himself are more aware of the trade-offs than they're letting on. In China, I believe, it's the other way around. The regime likes to appear rational and unemotional, but I think they are struggling hugely to keep more aggressive nationalist sentiment at bay. There's a danger that face saving and responding "adequately" to perceived national humiliation could take on a dynamic of its own. This is the stuff that wars are made of - real wars, not just trade wars.