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The question Trump faces in Beijing will no longer be “whether he can strike a deal,” but rather, “what will he give up to get one.”
0If the President of the United States behaves primarily as the chief negotiator for corporate America, then alliances themselves become contingent commodities.
0China’s wait-and-see strategy could soon bear fruit.
0Trump’s attack already seems distant, while the Taiwan issue is intimately relevant.
0[T]he parties have thrown Taiwan into the fire. Trump will even use security threats against allies or partners as bargaining chips.
0China’s wait-and-see strategy could soon bear fruit.
0The agreements are not the EU’s problem; it is the lack of political will in its capital cities.
0Who will hold out longer, Iran under a naval blockade or the world economy without 20% of its oil and gas supply?
0Trump’s attack already seems distant, while the Taiwan issue is intimately relevant.
0[O]il, CITGO and the control of gold remain the key pieces on a geopolitical chessboard.
Since America is Taiwan’s “Uncle Sam,” it should take better care of Taiwan. America does not, however.
In the U.S., Trump no longer has a declaration of a victory over Iran within his grasp.
[G]reat powers rarely come to the rescue of smaller states once their own strategic interests are at stake.
The entire Trumpian policy of the day, riding high on the MAGA bandwagon, is all about rejigging the world order again in favor of America.
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