It also highlights the pure ignorance on these issues, Pete. If you're Beijing, this Hong Kong unrest combined with Taiwan receiving 8 billion on fighter aircraft is unsettling at best. While the trade dispute continues, Trump continues to oppose their expansion in the China Seas and outright arm their enemies. Concerning trade talks, these actions will hardly be noted when a final settlement is reached, the media will convince us that Trump backed down or put the US in a dangerous or untenable position. IT is often our adversary being isolated and penned in.
China is seeing both European and US companies leaving for fairer playing ground. You're going to start seeing "Made in Vietnam" on the items you Amazon.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapo.../#424cb91815bf
If you're looking at your economic growth. Looking at companies leaving your country. Looking at the growth of your competitors. Looking at unrest in Hong Kong.....and now a Taiwan Air Force that is flying not World War One Spads……..they're flying US F-16s. That just overnight significantly increases Taiwan's capacity to defend itself. All of this won't be discussed on these pages Pete. The reality of what's going on will be hidden by media reports...and then we'll watch all of our media puppets in here repeat the same error and misguided opinions.