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Trump's war in Iran is a huge gift to Xi, but it is not the only one. In addition, Trump has picked a fight with Canada, threatened to invade Greenland"a semi-autonomous territory of our democratic ally, Denmark (although this crisis finally seems to be over with the signing of a new agreement with Denmark, which bears striking resemblance to the 1951 agreement)"scaled back joint military exercises with South Korea, and exacerbated tensions with several other allies with his irrational tariff policies. In competing with China in the 21st century, our allies should constitute a major advantage for the United States. Trump is destroying this advantage. Meanwhile, as Trump undermines relations with our democratic allies, Xi is working to strengthen ties among autocrats through groupings such as BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), as shown by their recent summits this fall.