That's an excellent article but Trump's strategy is more sophisticated. While doing everything the article said, Trump is also leaving the door open for China to become a more responsible nation going forward. Most reasonable people don't expect that to happen but he is giving them the opportunity to do the right thing and, if they do, that's good too. Keeping the "do the right thing" option open is important, even if China doesn't take it, because the people of the world are watching what the US does. This important distinction is the difference between acting like a bully and acting like a good parent disciplining a child. There's a carrot, not just a stick.