Josh Rogin - Chaos Under Heaven

234 support 364 Chinese firms: Yen Nee Lee, “China’s $13 Trillion Bond Market Marks a Milestone. Here’s What It Means,” CNBC, April 1, 2019, https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/01/china-bonds-debut-on-bloomberg-barclays-global-aggregate-index.html.

237 the letter stated: Josh Rogin, “China’s Infiltration of U.S. Capital Markets Is a National Security Concern,” Washington Post, June 13, 2019, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/13/chinas-infiltration-us-capital-markets-is-national-security-concern/.

240 Schwarzman told Bloomberg News: John Gittlesohn, “Calpers Top Money Man Is Swept Up in Chinese Espionage Fears,” Bloomberg, February 25, 2020, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-25/how-chinese-espionage-fears-ensnared-calpers-top-money-man.

240 resign from his position: Josh Rogin, “Americans Shouldn’t Be Forced to Invest in China’s Military,” Washington Post, August 27, 2020, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/americans-shouldnt-be-forced-to-invest-in-chinas-military/2020/08/27/e027b6f4-e89f-11ea-97e0-94d2e46e759b_story.html.

13. ENDGAME

244 “ in early September”: “Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure,” White House, August 1, 2019, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-marine-one-departure-56/.

244 spooked the markets: Damian Paletta et al., “Treasury Dept. Designates China a ‘Currency Manipulator,’ a Major Escalation of the Trade War,” Washington Post, August 5, 2019, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-lets-currency-plunge-below-7-a-decade-low-after-trump-adds-new-tariffs/2019/08/05/c7415db6-b754-11e9-8e83-4e6687e99814_story.html.

245 met with Trump: Todd Shriber, “Las Vegas Sands Boss Adelson Told Trump to Tread Carefully with China,” Casino.org, September 23, 2019, https://www.casino.org/news/las-vegas-sands-adelson-told-trump-to-tread-carefully-with-china/.

245 released its plan: Jeff Stein et al., “Trump Retaliates in Trade War by Escalating Tariffs on Chinese Imports and Demanding Companies Cut Ties with China,” Washington Post, August 23, 2019, https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/08/23/china-hits-us-with-tariffs-billion-worth-goods-reinstates-auto-levies-state-media-report/.

245 promised on Twitter: Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump), “For many years China (and many other countries) has been taking advantage of the United States on Trade, Intellectual Property Theft, and much more. Our Country has been losing hundreds of billions of dollars a year to China, with no end in sight . . . ,” thread, Twitter, August 23, 2019, 2:00 p.m., https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1165005927864512512.

245 Twitter rant: Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump), “Our Country has lost, stupidly, Trillions of Dollars with China over many years. They have stolen our Intellectual Property at a rate of Hundreds of Billions of Dollars a Year, & they want to continue. I won’t let that happen! We don’t need China and, frankly, would be far . . . ,” thread, Twitter, August 23, 2019, 7:59 a.m., https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1164914959131848705.

246 Bolton wrote: John R. Bolton, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2020), 375.

246 Trump tweeted: Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump), “For all of the Fake News Reporters that don’t have a clue as to what the law is relative to Presidential powers, China, etc., try looking at the Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977. Case closed!,” Twitter, August 23, 2019, 8:58 p.m., https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1165111122510237696.

249 was asked again: “Trump: No Deadline for China Trade Deal, Might Follow 2020 Election,” Reuters, December 3, 2019, https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-china-trade-trump-idUSL9N27702H.

249 Trump commented: “Remarks by President Trump and Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada Before Bilateral Meeting—London, United Kingdom,” White House, December 3, 2019, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-prime-minister-trudeau-canada-bilateral-meeting-london-united-kingdom/.

249 largely conceded: Josh Rogin, “Trump Is Getting Played by China on Trade,” Washington Post, December 12, 2019, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/trump-is-getting-played-by-china-on-trade/2019/12/12/a8381362-1d2d-11ea-b4c1-fd0d91b60d9e_story.html.

249 reinvigorated his personal channel: Reuters, “Trump Son-in-Law Jared Kushner Takes a Bigger Role in China Trade Talks,” CNBC, December 4, 2019, https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/04/jared-kushner-trumps-son-in-law-takes-a-bigger-role-in-china-trade-talks.html.

249 The announcement: “United States and China Reach Phase One Trade Agreement,” Office of the United States Trade Representative, December 13, 2019, https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2019/december/united-states-and-china-reach.

250 “ reformers”: Blair Shiff, “Robert Lighthizer on China Trade Deal: ‘We Expect Them to Live Up’ to It,” Fox Business, January 13, 2020, https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/robert-lighthizer-china-intellectual-property.

250 he wrote later: Robert Lighthizer, “The Case for the Trump Administration’s Approach to Trade,” Foreign Affairs, July/August 2020, https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2020-06-09/how-make-trade-work-workers.

14. THE CORONAVIRUS

258 sent out a tweet: Joe Biden (@JoeBiden), “We are in the midst of a crisis with the coronavirus. We need to lead the way with science—not Donald Trump’s record of hysteria, xenophobia, and fear-mongering. He is the worst possible person to lead our country through a global health emergency,” Twitter, February 1, 2020, 2:01 p.m., https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1223727977361338370.

258 until early April: Jake Tapper, “Biden Campaign Says He Backs Trump’s China Travel Ban,” CNN, April 3, 2020, https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/03/politics/joe-biden-trump-china-coronavirus/index.html.

259 “ hoax of the day”: Savannah Behrmann, “Mick Mulvaney Says Media Hopes Coronavirus Will ‘Bring Down’ Trump,” USA Today, February 28, 2020, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/02/28/mick-mulvaney-says-media-hopes-coronavirus-bring-down-trump/4907058002/.

259 Esper showed up: Philip Ewing, “Trump, Esper Wish Bon Voyage to Hospital Ship Bound for New York City,” NPR, March 28, 2020, https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/28/823268706/trump-esper-wish-bon-voyage-to-hospital-ship-bound-for-new-york-city.

260 Taiwanese officials alerted: Katrina Manson et al., “Taiwan Says WHO Failed to Act on Coronavirus Transmission Warning,” March 20, 2020, https://www.ft.com/content/2a70a02a-644a-11ea-a6cd-df28cc3c6a68.

260 Chinese health authorities: Vandana Rambaran, “Taiwan Releases December Email to WHO Showing Unheeded Warning About Coronavirus,” Fox News, April 13, 2020, https://www.foxnews.com/world/taiwan-releases-december-email-showing-unheeded-warning-to-who-about-coronavirus.

261 forced to sign: Andrew Green, “Li Wenliang,” Lancet 395, no. 10225 (February 29, 2020): 682, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30382-2.

261 A study by Chinese researchers: Chaolin Huang et al., “Clinical Features of Patients Infected with 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Wuhan, China,” Lancet 395, no. 10223 (February 15, 2020): 497–506, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30183-5.