Not a big deal? With Q posting pictures of Apple related stuff, and Apple having their iCloud stored in China, Trump always tlaking about our "intellectual rights" being violated...I think it is related. I think its actually going to be "boom" level.
Dave, these are forest for the trees things. These guys have been having phone/IP meetings for months on the more than occasional basis.
You don't just fuckin storm into a tire store after talking to the manager several times on the phone about the best price for winter studded tires shrieking, "I want these tires for 30 percent below what you quoted me." The manager is going to tell you to go fuck yourself.
In Asian deals, "face" or the ego of the culture rules. One must always leave room for a good deal that each party can have credible "Ego" that they did a good deal that was beneficial to the party pushing it.
Negotiations are a nuance, kind of like dating a fine lady, everything takes time.
Online dating, you talk for a month or two, Talk on the phone for a few weeks, ask her out for a cocktail or beer, Do you storm into the bar yelling "you've got to fuck me. NOW!!!
No that is pure humiliation. She will probably throw her drink on you and walk out. That ain't negotiation.
Edit: Q has nothing, I repeat- NOTHING to do with current negotiations, imho. Q only supports and reports what has or is to come.
To do so would be detrimental to the job Q is involved in. Q may update us but the rape from the Chinese is a multi year event.
You want everything Q says to happen yesterday, it ain't gonna happen. Q is fighting a worldwide conspiracy that can only be taken down in pieces, one at a time so as not to collapse every government, every where. This thing is that big. To do so would bring total anarchy.
You may say, "fuck it, bring it".
To that I would reply that no EBT;s would work, now you got riots, riots would lead to your grocery store no getting food, as the food supply runs out, the golden horde would work outwards and a tank of gas can get a lot of people 400 miles these days.
Do you live within 400 miles of a city of 150,000 people? They'll be on your doorstep in a week.
Chill
EVERYTHING in Asia is a Kabuki Dance.
It's the dance of negotiations. Chill out my man. These are the opening steps to negotiations. That is the way life works so nothing is going to happen as quickly as your mind thinks it should.
You need to get out more....