That makes more sense to me than this whole "China is waiting for the US elections" stuff.
China pushing back publicly (rather than making a deal and then ... simply not following through) against the US doesn't play well in the US as far as getting someone they want elected. Americans hurting economically are the folks cheering on Trump to some extent (well a vocal portion) and aren't likely to back a deal that isn't perceived to be favorable.
If the administration in China is playing an internal game, that makes a lot more sense than trying a potentially very counterproductive play in the US.
China pushing back publicly (rather than making a deal and then ... simply not following through) against the US doesn't play well in the US as far as getting someone they want elected. Americans hurting economically are the folks cheering on Trump to some extent (well a vocal portion) and aren't likely to back a deal that isn't perceived to be favorable.
If the administration in China is playing an internal game, that makes a lot more sense than trying a potentially very counterproductive play in the US.