Unfortunately, Reagan’s successors, not knowing what he knew, or why and how he did it, they have let the Chi-Comms up off the mat where they could have been kept pinned.
I believe it’s incorrect to assume that Reagan’s successors wanted any different outcome than we have gotten.
Well, that is one rather dark view. And bleak...
I don't think they actually expected to be confounded in their lifetimes. It is going much faster than they intended...
Also, the "welcome" that awaits them in China after its attack on the U.S. may not be what they expected...