Author: Andy(andy@1024ai.cc)

As Donald Trump prepares for his upcoming visit to China, an inevitable starting point is to review the logic that guided his previous visits and his entire first term.

For most diplomatic observers, diplomacy is the art of agreements, protocols, and incremental consensus. For Trump, however, diplomacy is essentially a large-scale business negotiation. Reviewing his logic toward China reveals a clear loop: Maximum Pressure → Creating Crisis → Seeking a Deal → Reaching a Visible, Local Agreement.

Published on 2026-05-12 at Andy's Analysis, last modified on 2026-05-12