Long time no see. If I do agree that wealth distribution is one of the major problems that can lead people in the USA to blame China, I would say that it is not the reason why Trump started the "trade war". My point of view is that: if D. Trump knows he will benefit from going against China, he mainly wants to fight the increasing power of China.
As he says, he wants "America first", not second. I do believe that another US president would have made the same choices to distantiate from China if Trump did not make it. This is the reason why there is such a huge question about the intellectual property subject, and it is definitly not about the commercial balance.
Quick résumé of my thoughts: US folks support Trump against China because of their loss of wealth, but Trump is doing it to diminish the power of China worldwide and keep America first.
Raphael (we brewed together in London :) I connect once a year to facebook and my first notification was that you had a blog. Here I am.)
One of Trump's main strategies during election was to blame the others (Mexicans, NATO, etc.). And by engaging in a direct conflict with China, he leverages the same strategy, and gains popularity among his followers. I don't think he cares too much personally about wealth distribution, but by engaging in a trade war, he shows his voters that he does.
I agree that the US needs to address the relationship with China, and Trump is right in doing so. I just think his strategy isn't the best ;)
Thanks for your comment! J'espère que tu vas bien :)
Hi Daniel,
Long time no see. If I do agree that wealth distribution is one of the major problems that can lead people in the USA to blame China, I would say that it is not the reason why Trump started the "trade war". My point of view is that: if D. Trump knows he will benefit from going against China, he mainly wants to fight the increasing power of China.
As he says, he wants "America first", not second. I do believe that another US president would have made the same choices to distantiate from China if Trump did not make it. This is the reason why there is such a huge question about the intellectual property subject, and it is definitly not about the commercial balance.
To continue on the idea that there is some sort of Cold war between the USA and China, take a look at what is happening with the Coronavirus. USA blames China (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-china/trump-confident-coronavirus-may-have-originated-in-chinese-lab-idUSKBN22C3TB) and China blames the USA (https://qz.com/1817736/china-fuels-coronavirus-conspiracy-theory-blaming-us-army/ / https://twitter.com/AmbassadeChine/status/1255873178632687622).
Quick résumé of my thoughts: US folks support Trump against China because of their loss of wealth, but Trump is doing it to diminish the power of China worldwide and keep America first.
Raphael (we brewed together in London :) I connect once a year to facebook and my first notification was that you had a blog. Here I am.)
Very long time, no see! :D
One of Trump's main strategies during election was to blame the others (Mexicans, NATO, etc.). And by engaging in a direct conflict with China, he leverages the same strategy, and gains popularity among his followers. I don't think he cares too much personally about wealth distribution, but by engaging in a trade war, he shows his voters that he does.
I agree that the US needs to address the relationship with China, and Trump is right in doing so. I just think his strategy isn't the best ;)
Thanks for your comment! J'espère que tu vas bien :)