Even though the EU and the U.S. are natural partners in rewriting world trade rules with China, Trump's strategy risks depriving Washington of a strategic ally.
What China seeks is not to challenge matters outside the international system, not to start from scratch outside the international order, but rather, it seeks room for development in the international order and a bigger role in the overall system.
The Washington Post issued two articles to describe America's predicament, one using the word 'failed' and another using the words 'failed and failed spectacularly.'
The US is making a strategic error in opposing the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which is giving China increasing leverage in the region.