This reads like putting 2010 knowledge about China and Trump propaganda in a shaker and then really go at it for 10 minutes. Dude, get an update. We are in 2018.

Both Western and Chinese "fictitious overlay" to real market is so big that each can lose their current leadership position through that fantasy blowing up. In some regards the trade war is like this party game where you need to step on other people's balloon with your foot that has also a balloon attached.

The good news is, once one of the bubbles burst the other one can be exchanged step by step with real markets that are overtaken from the other.