Trump Official Said He Thought China Would Erect Statues in Their Honor

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Former Obama official Rich Hass recounted early transition meetings with the Trump administration in 2016.
A member of Trump's circle told Hass the US was in "an existential struggle" with China, and it was imperative they won.
When they did, the Trump official continued, there would be "statues erected in our honor."
A former Obama official said that the Trump administration believed they'd do so well negotiating with China that there would be statues erected in their honor one day. 
Ryan Hass, who served as the director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia at the National Security Council under President Obama, recounted the anecdote during the launch of his new book, "Stronger: Adapting America's China Strategy in an Age of Competitive Interdependence." 

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