Xi Welcomes Stream of Leaders Shaken by Trump's New World Order

Friday, January 16, 2026

Donald Trump's tariff war occupied US allies for much of last year. Now, President Xi Jinping is welcoming a procession of leaders looking to mend fences with the world's other major economy.

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So much for tariffs reining in China. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/trad ...

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How lucky the people of other countries are to have competent leaders, kind populations, and decent allies, unlike us in America fettered with a horrible "ally" in the Middle East, corrupt leaders, and baskets of deplorables as our fellow citizens: themoderatevoice.com

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-15 01:31 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

@#1 ... How lucky the people of other countries are to have competent leaders, kind populations, and decent allies, unlike us in America fettered with a horrible "ally" in the Middle East, ...

I agree.

But the romance between Pres Trump and PM Netanyahu is not the only apparent alliance between Pres Trump has a ruthless leader/dictator.

Pres Trump also has spoke highly of Pres Putin. And then there are the lovel leters he has exchanged with Supreme Leader Kim of North Korea.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-16 07:54 PM | Reply

Make China Great Again!

"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 21-country survey for the influential European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) thinktank also found that under Trump, the US is less feared by its traditional adversaries, while its allies " particularly in Europe " feel ever more distant.

Most Europeans no longer see the US as a reliable ally and are increasingly supportive of rearmament, it found, while Russians now see the EU as more of an enemy than the US, and Ukrainians are looking more to Brussels than to Washington for support."

www.theguardian.com

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-16 08:39 PM | Reply

@#3 ... Most Europeans no longer see the US as a reliable ally ...

In that quoted phrase, my emphasis would be on the word, "reliable."

Pres Trump s whimsical.

What he says or agrees to today is not an indication of future action.

Our [hopefully not former?] European allies are seeing this whimsical behavior.

The United States not standing by the treaties it has signed.

Yeah, that aspect is only degrading the US on the world stage.

But, I have to ask ...

Pres Trump seems to be quite determined in that end goal of US degradation on the world stage.

Why?

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-16 08:55 PM | Reply