The issues you see people raise with China isn't nationalist propaganda. They aren't just stealing U.S. IP - they do it to European companies as well. And despite all the money they rake in from theft (and they are currency manipulators as well), they just blow it all on gigantic, useless real estate projects somewhere yonder of the Gobi Desert that nobody will ever live in. They make the U.S. government look downright competent in comparison.
Don't forget that Xi has literally become President For Life over there as well, which means future administrations are going to have to deal with China's current trajectory even if Trump can't "win" his trade war.
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