“Took months, but its finally understood: China is and always has been the problem.”
I think Trump knew very well, before he was elected. He raised the issue many times during the campaign. His grand daughter has been being taught Chinese for years.
His selection of Wilbur Ross and Peter Navarro indicate that he has been focused on ending the exploitative trade arrangement between the USA and Communist China, that is the root of both America’s relative economic decline, and Communist China’s growing military power and aggressiveness.
It took six months to do the prudent preliminaries - give them a chance to reform, and coordinate plans with key players (major business leaders and international allies). I am guessing that August is showtime.
“Took months, but its finally understood: China is and always has been the problem.”
What other President would have dared to say that?