I prefer a president that sees the reality of the situation. It is not a partnership.
One is never blunt with the Chinese. Partnership = friendly adversarial business relationship which will hopefully be a win/win relationship for both. If it is not friendly it becomes deadly. One war at a time. We are busy with the WOT. We do not need to add China to the list. To date business with China has kept inflation down by exporting manufacturing and pollution to their shores.