“Now, foundries are testing out Chinese-made equipment for every foreign machine they own and if they find that it meets their needs, they replace all of them,” he said.

“They want as few foreign machines as feasible.”

Ironically, this is the equivalent of why Trump started this trade war in the first place. His base’s self-important obsession with “American” industries and stuff “Made in America” had a nice side-effect.

“Let us do some helpful protectionism for you”, said the doddering Uncle Sam that overestimated his influence.