"Trump is prepared for short-term pain from taking on China "...

"Trump is prepared for short-term pain from taking on China "

not going to be short-term pain, mate, is it?
My personal feeling is that the US will be the biggest loser in this war.
Sanctions, sanctions, and more sanctions, lol.
China, Russia, and others, are making trade deals with other countries and among themselves to replace US trade, and if they dump the $US , as they plan to, the new trade will become permanent, even if Trump cuts out the sanctions.
Yet once again, 'roider, they never thought it through. Just my thoughts.

GZ