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I don't know how it could go long term, but for the moment I think the US actions are not without effect.

Trump's big moves were overly relayed by the press, but I think there are deeper stances that have been continuously influencing other countries decisions.

Euro countries removing Huawei from their infrastructure for instance in not benign, and happened basically as the US shifted its weight around. The US has a history of spying on the EU, so it's not just these countries doing a "safe bet" move.

Now this is such a big subject and most of it is over my head, but I think the current tension is happening mostly because for better or worse things can change.