Arguing about the Plaza Accord is really a moot point. The real argument is that in the 80s, Japan-bashing was a real thing, just like the China-bashing today.

Arguing about the Plaza Accord is really a moot point. The real argument is that in the 80s, Japan-bashing was a real thing, just like the China-bashing today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Japanese_sentiment_in_the_United_States#Since_World_War_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Japanese_sentiment_in_the... https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/06/us/resentment-of-japanese-is-growing-poll-shows.html https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/06/us/resentment-of-japanese...