CHINA is the reason Trump is having trouble closing a deal. If you haven't realized it by now, we're going to be at war with China soon, and everyone who can clearly observe the situation knows it and is preparing. The Trade War is designed to choke off the free flow of resources and material to them, just as we did to the Japanese when they invaded Manchuria. We don't really want a resumption of trade, not one which enriches our foes and endangers our allies. Trump is letting them twist, but that's the ultimate goal: to fuck China before they are strong enough to fuck us.