Trump’s egoism damages America’s international image as well as global public interests.

Trump’s egoism damages America’s international image as well as global public interests.

The US' strengths will help it retain global leadership - even after Trump's presidency.

China needs to keep its composure and resist the impulse towards a strategic showdown with the United States.

The Section 232 measure is a highly unconventional and controversial one to restrain imports on the basis of their detrimental impact on U.S. national security. Worse, its employment against foreign trade partners, including China, is likely to be the first volley in an increasingly torrid summer of lethal trade pyrotechnics. The worst is yet to come.

Cooper and Douglas presented four visions of U.S. strategy towards China: primacy, balance, concert and integration. President Trump’s persona, rhetoric and actions suggest that he will lean more towards primacy with an element of balance in dealing with China. Primacy and balance constitute viable strategies in dealing with an emerging rival, but over reliance on these two unnecessarily limits U.S. foreign policy maneuverability and poses serious danger.

The summit will accomplish almost nothing if no conditions are set, and the summit will not materialize at all if too many conditions are put on the table.

Regarding China, Pompeo is likely to offer more of the same mixed approach that has thus far characterized the Trump administration’s policy. On the one hand, Pompeo has endorsed the notion that China is an economic threat to the United States, and on the other hand, Pompeo has spoken positively of Xi Jinping, particularly with reference to China’s role in helping to place pressure on North Korea.

The Trump administration wants China to import more cars, aircraft, soybeans and natural gas.

Trump has made a mess of US diplomacy. How has he gotten away with it?