Wasn’t it Trump who declared during his presidential campaign that the U.S. “cannot continue to allow China to rape our country.” Wasn’t it Trump who branded China as an “economic enemy,” accusing it of “the greatest theft in the history of the world.” But not this week. Article Continued BelowUnlike past U.S. presidents in their visits to China, Trump made no reference to Chinese human rights violations and he didn’t insist that reporters be allowed to ask questions of the two leaders. Some of the deals were already in the pipeline well before Trump became president, and officials acknowledge that others may never be fulfilled. What we seem to be witnessing is an extraordinary historical transition taking shape, step-by-step, as Trump unilaterally cedes American global leadership to China. A hundred years from now, what will historians make of the extraordinary impact that Donald Trump is having on 21st-century global politics?

Source: thestar November 11, 2017 12:00 UTC