Yep. The amount of disinformation about TPP was wild.

China and Russia ramped up their social media operations to do everything possible to turn public sentiment against it.

Interestingly, if China doesn't negotiate now, their bargaining position will only get weaker as western semiconductor companies move operations out of China to diversify their risk. I work in semis, and the difficulty of operating in China -- or even just selling components into China -- has become absurd. But, even tho we and most of the industry has taken a financial hit, very few people seem upset at the US, and I doubt anyone is really surprised by the increasing restrictions. Personally, I don't see the US easing restrictions. So, either China comes to the table in good faith, or the decoupling in tech continues.