fromThe Atlantic
4 days agoWhy Is Trump Cozying Up to China?
As President Trump has charged into a conflict with American allies over Greenland in recent weeks, he has also been pursuing an unlikely new friend: Communist China. Even for a politician known for erratic policy shifts, this swap-of longtime democratic partners that have sacrificed much for America's benefit in exchange for an authoritarian regime intent on undermining it-is bizarre. It also highlights the risks that Trump's personalized form of diplomacy presents to American national security and the balance of global power.