Agreed about the harm already been done, even if sanctions would be retracted now. > It is not all given that the escalated tech war is a longterm winning move

Agreed about the harm already been done, even if sanctions would be retracted now. > It is not all given that the escalated tech war is a longterm winning move from a US perspective. But the alternative of not doing anything gives no guarantees either. Trump was not alone in his view that 'something had to be done about China' with regards to trade and IP ( WTO ). It already was a hairy situation for everybody in the West and some even stated that apparently it took 'a Trump' to confront this situation.