[ifinnegan]

Ha ha ha.

It’s a message.

No more Communist China.

Reagan got rid of the Soviets, time to get rid of the ChiComs.

The hysteria surrounding this sounds exactly like when Reagan said the USSR was an evil empire.

Reagan was stupid, or naive, didn’t understand delicate diplomacy etc...

[Grampa Dave]

Excellent summary of what happened and is happening.

“It’s a message.

No more Communist China.

Reagan got rid of the Soviets, time to get rid of the ChiComs.

The hysteria surrounding this sounds exactly like when Reagan said the USSR was an evil empire.

Reagan was stupid, or naive, didn’t understand delicate diplomacy etc...”

[2001convSVT]

Right you are, President Trump is sending the Chinese a message, no more rolling over to give them everything, he's just letting them know that there's a new sheriff in town.

[Mollypitcher1]

The hysteria surrounding this sounds exactly like when Reagan said the USSR was an evil empire.
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Maybe Trump will take the dumb dragon down a notch or too. He won’t let this episode go to waste even though he might just file it away for future reference. China has made a GIANT BOOBOO. Thety will pay dearly!

[huckfillary]

He’s a private citizen. Unlike the PRC, private citizens in the US can talk to whomever they want.