Interesting analogy, though not much to the article
Ex-CIA Interrogator: Dems Comparing Shutdown to Hostage Situation Is a ‘Narcissistic Power Grab’
Mitchell, who interrogated 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, said Saturday on Fox & Friends that the true hostage-takers are the Democrats themselves.
“They’re using the federal employees as human shields in order to keep the southern border open to illegal immigration,” he said.
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/11/trump-deserves-credit-for-chinas-changing-stance-on-trade/
Trump Deserves Credit for China’s Changing Stance on Trade
By Tony Shaffer
FTA:
Trump was right: Beijing doesn’t have the fortitude or economic resilience to weather additional U.S. tariffs on its goods. After all, China’s economy relies heavily on exports, making it particularly vulnerable to policies that restrict its access to the world’s largest consumer market.
The president also understood that China’s economic might has rarely been tested, and accurately predicted that Beijing would be unwilling to risk its long-term growth prospects by engaging in a trade war against a far more stable market economy.
Despite hysterical warnings from Democrats, President Trump’s strategy began showing signs of success way back in early August, when China’s leaders reportedly became unsettled over U.S. tariffs—a clear sign that decision-makers in Beijing had no confidence in the resilience of their economy.
As it turns out, their concerns were well-founded.
According to a recent New York Times business report, China’s economy has experienced a major slowdown in both retail spending and industrial production in recent months, putting Xi Jinping and his party under significant political pressure.
China is suffering from declining business and consumer confidence, car sales have plunged, the housing market is stumbling, and some factories are reportedly letting workers off for the Lunar New Year holiday two months early.
As a result of those domestic economic pressures, the Times notes that Xi “has been forced to make concessions to the United States as President Trump’s trade war intensifies.”
Fact is, Trump is gaining on China—and a triumph on his trade strategy is approaching faster than anyone anticipated.