Mr. Trump surrounds himself with people who has the explicitly stated goals of: 1. Preventing China growing further thus surpassing USA in economic might and b

Mr. Trump surrounds himself with people who has the explicitly stated goals of: 1. Preventing China growing further thus surpassing USA in economic might and by extension military might. 2. Regime change in China, the communist party's downfall from power and possible breakup of mainland China. They even have revived the cold war institution "Committee on the Present Danger" whos public lectures and discussions can be found on youtube. Secondly I think the anti-China sentiment in USA is so strong that mr. Trump can be reelected on it. For China this is a sputnik moment where they realize that for them to continue growth beyond this critical point, they need to become completely self-sufficient.