"U.S. Allies Are Drawing Closer to China, but on China’s Terms. As Washington unsettles its partners, China is reaping diplomatic gains, without backing down on human rights, trade or security":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/world/asia/trump-xi-starmer-carney.html
"Mr. Xi holds court as the indispensable partner in an unstable world."
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U.S. Allies Are Drawing Closer to China, but on Beijing’s Terms

As Washington unsettles its partners, Beijing is reaping diplomatic gains, without backing down on human rights, trade or security.

The New York Times
Trump's "National Defense Strategy — a dramatic shift from even the first Trump administration — no longer focuses primarily on countering China":
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/23/pentagon-national-defense-strategy-00745499
Trump wants much more #military spending, but what justifies wasting more money if Russia and China are no longer seen as threats?
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"China Wins as Trump Cedes Leadership of the Global Economy. The president used a keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to renounce the last vestiges of the liberal democratic order":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/business/davos-trump-xi-china.html
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China Wins as Trump Cedes Leadership of the Global Economy

The president used a keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to renounce the last vestiges of the liberal democratic order.

The New York Times
"China pitches itself as reliable partner amid Trump threats." Its Vice Premier said: "The world shouldn’t slide back into the law of the jungle, where the strong bully the weak":
https://www.politico.eu/article/china-pitches-itself-reliable-partner-trump-threats-world-economic-forum-greenland/
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China pitches itself as reliable partner amid Trump threats

Vice Premier He Lifeng says the world shouldn’t slide back into “the law of the jungle, where the strong bully the weak.”

POLITICO
Trump said "make America great again." Trump then attacked the major universities of America, he cut their funding, and now: "Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/us/harvard-global-ranking-chinese-universities-trump-cuts.html
#education #Trump #TheManchurianCandidate #WorstPresidentEver copy: @renewedresistance #politics
Harvard Slips on a Global Ranking List, as Chinese Schools Surge Ahead

Harvard still dominates, though it fell to No. 3 on a list measuring academic output. Other American universities are falling farther behind their global peers.

The New York Times
Trump is making China – not America – great again, global survey suggests

Exclusive: US is less feared by its traditional adversaries, while its allies feel ever more distant, results show

The Guardian
"Now the United States risks distracting itself by trying to govern Venezuela and seize Greenland while China is dedicating vast sums to winning the technologies of the future, from artificial intelligence and robotics to quantum computing and biotechnology":
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/11/opinion/trump-new-world-order.html
The above quote is from the "America Ceded the Stage to China" portion of this web page.
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Opinion | Trump Broke the World Order. Now What?

With the president’s actions in Venezuela, we’re entering a new era. Here’s what it could look like.

The New York Times