The thing is, early on he did cooperate with Trump...
He cooperated the usual way China 'cooperates'. By giving with one hand and taking with the other, and taking much more than giving, with little to no intention of keeping their word.
China made the mistake of thinking Trump was like every other derp President, but his usual tricks didn't work and The Donald was having none of it. Tariff's BLAM. Trade war BLAM. Confrontation in their zone. Blam. Pulling manufacturing back home BLAM.
I wrote an earlier essay on how Trump has isolated and neutralized China and how now deepened that isolation by having the evidence of their bio attack.
And I believe the shady happening in NK with Kim Un have a large part to play in the Chinese game. Lets see which way NK breaks.
In summation: China is the devil to the derp state's Satan. Which is to say a finger on the hand of the enemy.
I’m still considering “Sum of All Fears” scenarios
Akin to the Hawaii nuke
I’m wondering why CHI would release in Wuhan? Why not release someplace else?
I’m still considering Deep State in one of their other facilities (Soros #666 +/- Bill Gates labs)
Here’s my take.
China made a deal with the Deep State years ago. There are likely genuine Deep State assets in China - Chinese who would gladly betray their own country if called upon to do so. But most in China’s government are committed to China’s imperial ambitions. They view the rest of the world as either an enemy or as a vassal. They knowingly partnered with the Deep State as a means to further their ends. Both sides, Deep State and China are temporary allies whose interests largely coincide at the moment. Both sides believe they are using the other and have the upper hand. Both sides understood that eventually, once their common goals were achieved, there would be confrontation to see which one comes out on top.
So Trump’s initial appeals to Xi to get some level of co-operation regarding North Korea made sense to him. Taking the deep state down a few notches was a move he could support, but he wasn’t in a position to completely abandon the alliance.