Analysis: Trump Could Make China Great Again

More from the February 2025 article ...

... But after the whirlwind start of the new administration, that bargain already looks shaky, raising questions about whether Trump's much-anticipated pivot to a tougher China policy will instead turn out to be a geopolitical win for Beijing.

Trump's approach presents a conundrum. On the one hand, he has appointed serious China hawks to important positions, including at the National Security Council, the State Department, and the Defense Department. This team has been crafting the elements of a more competitive approach"albeit with some degree of continuity with Biden's team.

On the other hand, it should by now be obvious not just that Trump's strategic agenda is more radical and far-reaching than in his first term, but also that his ferocious transactional instincts risk pulling his approach to China in directions that would be entirely welcomed by Chinese President Xi Jinping. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-01 08:59 PM | Reply

So, does Pres Trump see China as less of a threat, in spite of his words to the contrary?

I saw this ...

USS Carl Vinson Departs Guam for Middle East Tasking
news.usni.org

... The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group departed Guam on Friday and is now headed toward U.S Central Command to join the Harry. S Truman CSG, the service announced on Friday.

In other developments, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani will meet with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Sunday with the agenda to include strengthening the U.S.- Japan alliance and increasing joint activities and presence in Japan's southwest islands.

The Carl Vinson CSG had arrived in Guam on Monday for the port visit and left on Friday, according to a Navy release. The strike group consisted of USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59) and destroyer USS Sterett (DDG-104), according to the release. Destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110) deployed with the CSG when it departed the West Coast in mid-November and was last with it on March 21, when the CSG conducted drills in the Philippine Sea with Japan Maritime Self-Defense (JMSDF) destroyer JS Ikazuchi (DD-107). It is unclear as to whether William P. Lawrence will rejoin the CSG t. ...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-01 09:01 PM | Reply

Then there's this ...

As Iran tensions build, US military moves warplanes to reinforce Middle East
www.reuters.com

... U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reinforced U.S. military capability in the Middle East with more warplanes, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, amid a more than two-week-old U.S. bombing campaign in Yemen and mounting tensions with Iran.

The Pentagon's brief statement did not specify which aircraft were being deployed or where precisely they were sent. ...

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-01 09:04 PM | Reply

Dalio predicted this is what will happen, if it happens without a war it will be a first.
www.amazon.com

But it was bound to happen.

#3 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER

you're so far behind the news, you might as well log off.

#4 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-04-01 09:30 PM | Reply

@#4 ... Dalio predicted this is what will happen ... you're so far behind the news, you might as well log off. ...

Will happen?

So, there's certitude behind his prediction?

That aside ...

What, exactly, is the "this" that Dalio predicted "will happen" back in his 2021 book?

Or is this just another usual lame deflection attempt by your current alias?

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-01 09:59 PM | Reply