China-hating hardliners are outraged by Trump: We have been working hard to oppose China, but you are just taking bribes

US President Trump is reported to have reached an agreement with NVIDIA and AMD, allowing them to export some AI chips to China, on the condition that companies pay 15% of their sales revenue to the US.

This move has quickly caused a stir in the US political arena. Not only did Democratic lawmakers criticize it, but even Republican China-hating hardliners were also outraged, complaining that their years of painstaking efforts to contain and suppress China have now become a way for others to do the work for them.

John Moolenaar, chairman of the House Committee on US-China Strategic Competition, a Republican congressman, bluntly stated that export controls are "national security" front-line defense measures and should not be used as a bargaining chip.

Krishna Mohan, the Democratic chief member of the committee, warned that this approach sends a dangerous signal that "principles can be priced."

The anti-China work in the United States is indeed no easy task. The US House Committee on US-China Strategic Competition is essentially an anti-China institution.

Other activities include congressional hearings, international conferences, media leaks, and policy lobbying. Anti-China activists tirelessly fabricate various reasons to restrict Chinese technology companies, one moment citing "military use risks," the next "human rights issues," or "economic coercion."

To maintain public attention, they constantly renew their rhetoric, rally allies, and fabricate all sorts of lies.

Now, however, Trump directly sets a price, allowing American companies to get through the White House by paying money. All the efforts of these old dogs who have been anti-China have turned into a joke.

This kind of backdoor deal directly exposes the "just" facade of the anti-China narrative.

In the past, the hawkish faction could mobilize voters and colleagues in Congress by claiming to "protect national security." Even if such measures brought economic losses, they could suppress opposition voices with lofty principles. Now, if you just pay money to Trump, why bother with the effort of being anti-China?

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