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142 front-page story: Sharon LaFraniere, Michael Forsythe, and Alexandra Stevenson, “Trump Aide’s Deal with Chinese Firm Raises Fear of Tangled Interests,” New York Times, January 31, 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/us/anthony-scaramucci-business-white-house.html.

143 backed out of negotiations: Julie Steinberg, “HNA Group Questions Bank of America’s Stance on Working with the Company,” Wall Street Journal, July 24, 2017, https://www.wsj.com/articles/hna-group-questions-bank-of-americas-stance-on-working-with-the-company-1500901095.

8. THE BATTLE FOR THE FUTURE

146 when he tweeted: Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump), “President Xi of China, and I, are working together to give massive Chinese phone company, ZTE, a way to get back into business, fast. Too many jobs in China lost. Commerce Department has been instructed to get it done!,” Twitter, May 13, 2018, 8:01 a.m., https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/995680316458262533.

146 rare tweet clarification: Damian Paletta et al., “Penalties Against China Telecom Giant ZTE Become a Bargaining Chip as White House, Chinese Officials Discuss Potential Trade Deal,” Washington Post, May 13, 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/05/13/trump-pledges-to-help-chinese-phone-maker-zte-get-back-into-business/.

147 “ separate from trade”: Eli Okun, “Wilbur Ross: We’re Exploring Alternative Remedies’ for ZTE Ban,” Politico, May 14, 2018, https://politi.co/2IHFq62.

147 “ alternative remedies”: Eli Okun, “Wilbur Ross: We’re Exploring Alternative Remedies’ for ZTE Ban,” Politico, May 14, 2018, https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/14/wilbur-ross-zte-ban-584713.

147 Trump just tweeted again: Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump), Twitter, May 14, 2018, 1:06 p.m., https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/996119678551552000.

147 column I published: Josh Rogin, “China Gave Trump a List of Crazy Demands, and He Caved to One of Them,” Washington Post, May 15, 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2018/05/15/china-gave-trump-a-list-of-crazy-demands-and-he-caved-to-one-of-them/.

147 and tweeted: Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump), “The Washington Post and CNN have typically written false stories about our trade negotiations with China. Nothing has happened with ZTE except as it pertains to the larger trade deal. Our country has been losing hundreds of billions of dollars a year with China . . . ,” Twitter, May 16, 2018, 6:09 a.m., https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/996739372723638272.

148 several stories started leaking: Damian Paletta, “Top Trump Trade Officials Still at Odds After Profane Shouting Match in Beijing,” Washington Post, May 16, 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/05/16/top-trump-trade-officials-still-at-odds-after-profane-shouting-match-in-beijing/.

148 Office of the US Trade Representative: “Statement from the President Regarding Trade with China,” White House, June 18, 2018, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-president-regarding-trade-china-2/.

149 publicly threatening: “CNBC Transcript: President Donald Trump Sits Down with CNBC’s Joe Kernen,” CNBC, July 20, 2018, https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/20/cnbc-transcript-president-donald-trump-sits-down-with-cnbcs-joe-kern.html.

151 “ carried on to success”: “The Analects Attributed to Confucius [Kongfuzi], 551–479 BCE by Lao-Tse [Lao Zi], Translated by James Legge (1815–1897),” US-China Institute, University of Southern California, Annenberg, accessed September 14, 2020, https://china.usc.edu/confucius-analects-13.

153 “ new Cold War”: Jane Perlez, “Pence’s China Speech Seen as Portent of ‘New Cold War,’” New York Times, October 5, 2018, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/05/world/asia/pence-china-speech-cold-war.html.

153 the official said: Josh Rogin, “The Trump Administration Just ‘Reset’ the U.S.-China Relationship,” Washington Post, October 4, 2020, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-trump-administration-just-reset-the-us-china-relationship/2018/10/04/c727266e-c810-11e8-b2b5-79270f9cce17_story.html.

154 Pence’s speech: “Remarks by Vice President Pence on the Administration’s Policy Toward China,” White House, October 4, 2018, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-vice-president-pence-administrations-policy-toward-china/.

155 In a speech: “Ambassador John Bolton: Foreign Policy Challenges for the Trump Administration,” Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security, February 21, 2018, https://dmgs.org/foreign-policy-challenges-facing-the-trump-administration-presentation-by-ambassador-john-bolton/.

156 Mira Ricardel: Josh Rogin, “The White House Bickering Endangers National Security,” Washington Post, November 15, 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-white-house-bickering-endangers-national-security/2018/11/15/a21371de-e8ef-11e8-bbdb-72fdbf9d4fed_story.html.

156 the White House: Josh Rogin, “John Bolton’s New Deputy Is a Hawk with Sharp Elbows, Just like Him,” Washington Post, April 23, 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2018/04/23/john-boltons-new-deputy-is-a-hawk-with-sharp-elbows-just-like-him/.

159 at the time: Josh Rogin, “Inside China’s ‘Tantrum Diplomacy’ at APEC,” Washington Post, November 20, 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2018/11/20/inside-chinas-tantrum-diplomacy-at-apec/.

161 in the press: Elise Viebeck, “Kudlow: Trump Didn’t Know About Huawei Executive’s Arrest Before Dining with Chinese Leader,” Washington Post, December 9, 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kudlow-trump-didnt-know-about-huawei-executives-arrest-before-dining-with-chinese-leader/2018/12/09/da667a6c-ffic4-11e8-83c0-b06139e540e5_story.html.

162 “ fretted constantly”: John R. Bolton, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2020), 277.

162 “ on several occasions”: Bolton, Room Where It Happened, 277.

163 Lighthizer said: Doina Chiacu and Jeff Mason, “U.S. Says China Reneged on Trade Commitments, Talks Continue,” Reuters, May 6, 2019, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-talks-idUSKCN1SC247.

163 signed an executive order: “Executive Order on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain,” White House, May 15, 2019, https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-securing-information-communications-technology-services-supply-chain/.

163 in the Oval Office: Jeanne Whalen and David J. Lynch, “Trump Calls Huawei ‘Dangerous’ but Says Dispute Could Be Resolved in Trade Deal,” Washington Post, May 23, 2019, https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-calls-huawei-dangerous-but-says-dispute-could-be-resolved-in-trade-deal/2019/05/23/ed75c4a0-7da6-11e9-8ede-f4ab-f521ef17_story.html.

164 Huawei tweeted out: Huawei Facts (@HuaweiFacts), “U-turn? Donald Trump suggests he would allow #Huawei to once again purchase U.S. technology! #HuaweiFacts,” Twitter, June 29, 2019, 1:17 a.m., https://twitter.com/HuaweiFacts/status/1144882620804689921.

164 Bolton wrote: Bolton, Room Where It Happened, 282.

9. NEW WORLD ORDER

165 series of historic speeches: Austin Ramzy and Chris Buckley, “‘Absolutely No Mercy’: Leaked Files Expose How China Organized Mass Detentions of Muslims,” New York Times, November 16, 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/16/world/asia/china-xinjiang-documents.html.