According to an overnightĀ CNN report, Donald TrumpāsĀ truce with ChinaĀ in the trade war he created could fall apart after his administration made twoĀ unforeseen ābombshellā announcements.
Secretary of StateĀ Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday that the U.S. willĀ Ā āaggressively revoke visas for Chinese studentsāĀ studying in critical fields or if they have connections to the Chinese Communist Party, an announcement which was met with a wave of anger by families inĀ China, many of whom have saved for years to educate their children abroad.
The second blow came after the Financial Times reported that āmoves by US President DonaldĀ TrumpĀ had effectively cut off some American companies fromĀ selling software used to design semiconductors to China.ā
That one-two punch has reportedly āinfuriatedā Chinese authorities who felt they had made progress with the volatile Trump as the clock ticks on a 90-day pause on increased tariffs.
The hard truth is that the average person only cares about what affects them personally.
To use a more āfunā example, Nintendo fans freaked out about having to pay $80 when Nintendoās been scummy towards their most dedicated fans for years prior. The truth is, Nintendo nixing AM2R and PokĆ©mon Uranium didnāt affect the average fan, so they didnāt care.
$80 games? That directly harms their personal finances, so now theyāre actually upset (I think people will buy the games anyway barring a recession, but I didnāt major in economics so what do I know).
Propaganda works.