It's clear as daylight that CK Hutchison, which has operated the ports in question without a problem for decades, has been the victim of U.S. bullying. If Panama thinks it can violate a Chinese company's interests with impunity, it is making a grave error.
China has 3 conventionally powered aircraft carriers. The U.S. has 11 nuclear-powered ones. This stark disparity gives Washington a free hand in the Asia-Pacific. Reducing the gap is about preventing coercion and maintaining strategic equilibrium.
Trump would find himself repeating such warnings to other Western countries as they pivot to China for both opportunity and certainty. And as their trade with the U.S. becomes less important, Trump’s tariffs would look more like outlets for tantrums than effective tools.
Making the complex cogs and wheels run smoothly in areas of cooperation is already a challenging job. Let's do without the ideological, impractical issues that make China-UK relations sputter.
GM CEO said Canada’s China deal is counter to building a strong North American industrial base and to protecting jobs and national security on the continent.
Canada moved closer to China after suffering under the Trump administration, including the tariffs it levied last year on Canadian-made vehicles and parts, which did nothing to protect Canadian auto jobs.
As for “national security,” it is not China that wants to annex another state.
What Trump believes is largely the opposite of what the UN champions. If that tension becomes a real rivalry, it could mean a defining clash between disorder and stability. It is easy to guess which side the so-called Board of Peace would be on.
Trump used the forum to defend tariffs and question globalization, while China remains a staunch defender of globalization and multilateral cooperation. I believe most countries in the world are betting on China.
With the Trump administration’s paranoia against international students, especially Chinese students, this decline in higher education in the U.S. could only accelerate, even as Chinese universities are becoming better at training talent for the future.
After Venezuela, now Iran. What more chaos is Trump after? And what kind of help is on the way? Seeking to overthrow the Iranian government through military means would open Pandora’s box in the Middle East.
So it is not limited by international law and norms. Coming from the leader of the country with the most powerful military in the world, this is extremely unsettling.