The trade balance with China has been terrifically one sided for decades. Now that China is a consumer economy, it is only fair to address the imbalance. If they won’t agree to voluntary measures, then of course American has options as well.
As the Narc is getting ready to discard, the devalue stage is in full force – you’ve been devalued throughout after the love bombing stage, but this is when he/she ramps up the abuse. While you are trying to figure out what is going on, the Narc is on the prowl for his/her next victim…
The answer lies, in my opinion, in the fact that we will only say something if we have something interesting to say. We don’t really care to react for the sake of reacting, and are okay with awkward silences…