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The more US hates China, the stronger China will get.
US tried this exact policy with Iran 40 years ago and it has completely backfired because Iran is now more powerful than the rest of the Middle East put together precisely because US isolated Iran from the world and forced Iran to become stronger and more self-sufficient.
Ultimately this will also backfire because trying to contain China is like trying to contain a lion. You can try but you will lose or maybe worse, you'll be eaten. Current US policy is that if US can't beat China, they'll try to damage China's economy instead. However this will never work since US needs China and China needs US. Damaging China's economy will damage US economy too. This is why Obama decided it was a better idea to be friends with China since it actually allows US to have deeper influence and leverage in preventing China from growing too much since US companies would be able to set up in China. If you can't beat them, join them. Open hostility like Trump will let China do whatever it wants and eliminates any influence or leverage US has over China since they have nothing to lose which actually makes China much more dangerous to US. When Trump puts tariffs and starts a trade war, why would Chinese have any interest in listening to anything Trump says. Under Obama, China would have listened to US because at least Obama pretended US was a friend of China. Trump makes it clear that US is enemy of China and China will use that as a perfect cover to replace US influence around the world with Belt and Road. Imran Khan himself said to never corner a tiger because a cornered tiger fights the hardest and right now US is trying to corner the tiger.
US tried this exact policy with Iran 40 years ago and it has completely backfired because Iran is now more powerful than the rest of the Middle East put together precisely because US isolated Iran from the world and forced Iran to become stronger and more self-sufficient.
Ultimately this will also backfire because trying to contain China is like trying to contain a lion. You can try but you will lose or maybe worse, you'll be eaten. Current US policy is that if US can't beat China, they'll try to damage China's economy instead. However this will never work since US needs China and China needs US. Damaging China's economy will damage US economy too. This is why Obama decided it was a better idea to be friends with China since it actually allows US to have deeper influence and leverage in preventing China from growing too much since US companies would be able to set up in China. If you can't beat them, join them. Open hostility like Trump will let China do whatever it wants and eliminates any influence or leverage US has over China since they have nothing to lose which actually makes China much more dangerous to US. When Trump puts tariffs and starts a trade war, why would Chinese have any interest in listening to anything Trump says. Under Obama, China would have listened to US because at least Obama pretended US was a friend of China. Trump makes it clear that US is enemy of China and China will use that as a perfect cover to replace US influence around the world with Belt and Road. Imran Khan himself said to never corner a tiger because a cornered tiger fights the hardest and right now US is trying to corner the tiger.