Bessent had a diplomatic meltdown calling China’s trade envoy Li Chenggang “unhinged’, mispronouncing his name, and referring to him as a “lower-level” nobody. Bessent then claimed Li’s “chaos” threats were rogue. 🤡
Seems like the US assumed they could escalate until it was no longer convenient, and then wind things down on their own terms. Sucks to suck.