That's because "the smartest guys in the room" that are supposed China experts have and to this day maintain that China is going to liberalize[1]. Which has bee

That's because "the smartest guys in the room" that are supposed China experts have and to this day maintain that China is going to liberalize[1]. Which has been utterly disastrous policymaking. It's only been recently that public policymaking has actually reflected reality which has caused the swing in opinion. [1]:https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/making-china-a-us-enemy-is-counterproductive/2019/07/02/647d49d0-9bfa-11e9-b27f-ed2942f73d70_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/making-china-a-us-en...