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China Afternoon Missive

Seems as though reality is beginning to sink in for the American President. Moreover, the fact that Trump decided to post the following comments publicly indicates that pressure is building. The scalpel approach taken by China is proving to be far more effective than the American sledgehammer.

“I like President XI of China, always have, and always will, but he is VERY TOUGH, AND EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE A DEAL WITH!!!,”

The conditions are exactly the same as they were several months ago. Trump wants Xi to pick up the phone. That just won’t happen. Regardless of all the headlines of some impending call, it’s all just bluster. “Fake it till you make it” shouldn’t be the basis of America’s foreign policy and doubly so when it comes to China.

And for all of those out there giddy over the TACO label, putting out a post such as the one above won’t be doing Trump – the man – and favors.

The Chinese, and the entire Xi Jinping team, are more than happy to sit back and watch the circus from the cheap seats. The export machine here is humming on all cylinders and will continue to do so until the time when Trump rage tweets that tariffs on China are back at 145%.

Trump says 'extremely hard' to make a deal with China's President Xi Jinping https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/04/trump-says-extremely-hard-to-make-a-deal-with-china-president-xi-.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard

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