Our “hostile” relations long predate the BRI. The US has made countless mistakes from the beginning. Our biggest mistake was in letting China join the WTO and then turning a blind eye to their countless transgressions against its rules. That’s on Trump’s predecessors (although Trump completely abandoned the “stick” the WTO holds over China. That part’s on Trump.). Trump was persuaded by Navarro that he could bully China with sanctions and tariffs. He sold it to Americans as “protecting workers and erasing the trade deficit.” Sanctions and tariffs had the completely opposite effect. And in the process he pissed off most of the rest of the world, which took great umbrage at his bullying. That only helped the BRI ramp up at greater speed. And has put us in the position in which we find ourselves. Pretending it’s not on Trump’s policies doesn’t change the fact that it IS on Trump’s policies.
As for TDS: on the one extreme we have nincompoops like Syskatine for whom Trump could do no right. They criticized literally everything about him, refused to see or admit when he did something right. On the other extreme we have nincompoops for whom Trump could do no wrong. Their adoration of the man is almost cult like. The only person who deserves to be insulted by my earlier comment would be from either category. If that describes you, then so be it. This won’t be the first time I rustled the feathers of someone with reverse TDS.