I voted for President Trump, but I think he’s being played by China. During his campaign, he was very aggressive and tough with China, but now that he’s president, he’s backing off. Here’s what I think happened:
China heard Trump’s campaign rhetoric, and when he got elected, they had to figure out how to make him back down. President Xi Jinping traveled to Florida to play golf with President Trump, so that Jinping would appear to be buddies with Trump. So, Trump backed off of his economic demands of China.
Then, since China is so tight with North Korea, Jinping (privately) had North Korean President Kim Jong-un perform some missile tests, knowing that this would stir up President Trump. This allowed Trump to appear tough by moving some ships to the North Korea region.
Now China will (publicly) have Kim Jong-un back down. This will boost Trump’s ego even more and make him feel like he got the best of China, so he’ll be even more lenient in future negotiations with them.