I hope he calls me first before reaching a deal so i can sell my gold stocks.
Trump knows the reality is China is in the same position the USSR was in when Reagan came into office: teetering on collapse. It “looks” better because of the very recent rapid buildup due to putting millions of “hands to the tiller,” but productivity is stalled.
Worse, China is facing a DEpopulation problem. By 2032, the US will be a younger nation than China by a full three years. The “one child” policy is now reaping its full, evil rewards.
Trump has his own “containment” going, involving trade, weapons sales to Taiwan, strengthening, S. Korea, de-fanging the Pot Bellied Rocketman, and reinvigorating relations with Japan. As more and more American companies pull out of China, their economy and trade are hurt (think Reagan reducing inflation and the price of oil, thereby cutting two of the main legs out from under the USSR’s hard currency).
The biggest hurdle remaining is Apple and tech operating in China, which is dangerous in two ways. Obviously there is the cash money side, but the more infectious problem is that they can embed all sorts of spy gear in Apple and other products.
I’m confident Trump will win this as well.