US-China Trade War Masks Worrying Military Buildup

To say the appointment of an official whom Elon Musk had only recently described as 'a snake' is unusual would be to invite scorn for an oxymoron.

The erratic tariff policy pursued by the U.S. president and his administration has so far mainly served to strengthen ties between countries in the Global South and Beijing, and, where relevant, Moscow.

Military planners in the United States have mobilized new resources to contain China, expand alliance structures, and accelerate an arms build-up.