"It's an understandable reaction to Trump's economic and trade policy. The U.S. has shown itself to be unpredictable, willing to sharply upend existing terms of business with other countries, to the point of abrogating trade agreements, unilaterally and with virtually no advance notice. Other countries don't want to be exposed to that risk. They want stability. So, they're diversifying their exposure to the U.S. economy by expanding their ties to China." - Albaby

Trump (and his cult) think that since the U.S. economy is the biggest on the block, that they can throw their weight around with impunity and force other countries to do what they want. What they fail to understand is the how and why the U.S. economy became the biggest in the world. They are going against everything that made the U.S. economy so great. They do not understand that trade can be mutually beneficial. They do not understand the intangible benefits that come from being a trusted and stable ally who respects treaties that have been signed. They don't understand the benefits that the U.S. economy accrued when the brightest, hardest working people immigrated here. They don't understand how well-regulated free markets work so much better for the economy that a centrally planned economy run by presidential tweet.

The U.S. has been losing manufacturing jobs since Trump has put his mark on the economy. Allies are moving away from us. Enemies such as China are growing stronger as they assume the mantel of world leader that Trump seems to want to discard.