Trump has a point that is being missed in that “innovators” create intellectual property, which the Chinese then steal without compunction. If there is not a leader to stop this piracy of our intellectual property, one who has the insight and courage to do so, then it makes it impossible to ultimately benefit from the innovation.
If this was his point, I would agree entirely. I'm a pretty hardcore free-trader, but we must protect intellectual property rights from the pirates taking cover in China.