[mindslight]

> In reality, China wants to trade peacefully with the US and the aggression is nearly 100% on the US side

You don't need to make this claim to support the rest of your point. I agree with the gist of your comment but think this point makes it easier to attack the overall message.

Personally, I think China is trading with the goal of jump starting their economy, and then seeing where they end up. China's incentives aren't to act within our paradigm of free trade, but to attempt to operate on it. If free trade is truly a Schelling point, then we'll remain there. Otherwise at the end of the day, holding currency or title to imaginary property won't matter, but where the factories are located will.

But that isn't really relevant to the larger point that all this finger pointing at China (or Russia, depending on the month) is just basic scapegoating to cover the asses of negligent contractors and corrupt government.

[resters]

> You don't need to make this claim to support the rest of your point.

True