@policytensor @arthurcte11i5 @matthew_pines @alex_tippett95 "there was still hope"? WHO hoped? The likes of us, perhaps. Beijing, certainly. Trump personally just wanted a "deal". But that is beside the point. Look at positioning by Pentagon, NSC, State Dept, CIA and drift of key Congressional figures and 2017-20 sees sharp escalation.
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