Trump may be close to having China in a checkmate position. The difference between the USA and China is that the USA wants to prosper in our own hemisphere while China wants to rule the world (just like the muslims).
Both communism and Islam are confrontational and aggressive.
They both want me under their thumbs. The alternative to that isn’t pretty.
Few people noticed how many backhands Trump has given Xi who had quietly been gathering strategic positions for 30 years.....
Trump’s foreign policy strategic defeats for China (2025–2026):
Greenland: Focus and economic and strategic defensive posture chasing Chinks out.
Panama Canal: Chinese firm CK Hutchison lost control of both ends after Panama court ruling and U.S. pressure.
Venezuela: U.S. raid removed Maduro; Venezuelan oil redirected away from China.
Cuba: Maximum-pressure sanctions cut Cuban oil revenue and limited Chinese infrastructure deals.
Iran: Secondary sanctions disrupted Chinese purchases of Iranian oil. Mullah’s killed removing Iran/Nork double squeeze vs US....
Latin America: Multiple nations (incl. Argentina) dropped Chinese military/BRI deals under U.S. pressure.
Energy access: Combined Venezuela/Iran actions raised costs for China’s discounted oil imports.
Chasing Chic-om’s out of Polynesia and from the stupid surrender by Britannia of Diego Garcia....
And some more.......but it’s not important to me, and what do I know?