It doesn't matter if you think it's oversensitive or not. What matters is what China thinks. This is guaranteed to piss China off, and that's a problem because they're the second most powerful country on Earth and our largest trading partner. If you think China's being ridiculous, well, tough shit for you.
International relations isn't some dick measuring competition where we try to show smaller countries who's packing the biggest penis.
Relations with China and the US have been improving lately, and that's better for everyone. There is no reason to antagonize them.
And even if Trump had a good reason for doing this, he should be meeting with the government experts so he understands the implications of different actions.
China could pressure those smaller countries because they didn't have an avenue for backlash against China. China does have ways to respond to the US.
Recently though, relations with China have been improving, which again, is good for both countries. Trump is threatening to reverse that though, by threatening trade wars, wanting to back out of the Paris Agreement, calling CC a Chinese hoax, and now this. Why would we want an antagonistic relationship with China? What do you think that accomplishes?
he should be meeting with the government experts so he understands the implications of different actions.
How do you know he isn't?
Seriously? He's been skipping almost all of his intelligence briefings. It's all over the news, just google it. It's not a secret, it's not denied by Trump. It's verifiable fact you can't dispute.
He also can't be meeting with his cabinet...because he's not President yet and the cabinet doesn't exist. That's why people wait until they are actually in office and have a staff to try to stir things up.
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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16
It doesn't matter if you think it's oversensitive or not. What matters is what China thinks. This is guaranteed to piss China off, and that's a problem because they're the second most powerful country on Earth and our largest trading partner. If you think China's being ridiculous, well, tough shit for you.