Trump used the "Art of the Deal" strategy on the Chinese

[WVPATX]

He blustered, threatened, provoked before sitting down with Xi. The world and the Chinese were scared/gravely concerned he would start a trade war. Scared/concerned he would crash the stock market and start a world-wide recession. Terrified. We don't know the details yet, but my guess is that Trump used this rhetoric to get what he wanted out of the Chinese and the Chinese felt good about it because they feared much, much worse. Trump's strategy in negotiations is to always start with outrageous positions and negotiate backward. His theory is that you end up getting much more than you ever imagined.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinese-state-media-cheer-xi-trump-meeting-confrontation-082322893.html

 

[atlkvb]

He blustered, threatened, provoked before sitting down with Xi. The world and the Chinese were scared/gravely concerned he would start a trade war. Scared/concerned he would crash the stock market and start a world-wide recession. Terrified. We don't know the details yet, but my guess is that Trump used this rhetoric to get what he wanted out of the Chinese and the Chinese felt good about it because they feared much, much worse. Trump's strategy in negotiations is to always start with outrageous positions and negotiate backward. His theory is that you end up getting much more than you ever imagined.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinese-state-media-cheer-xi-trump-meeting-confrontation-082322893.html

All Trump had to do is threaten to cut off China's supply of Rice, and Xi was down with whatever Trump suggested. No way he wants a "rice riot" in Tiananmen square!