245: PRC without friends or allies. @GordonGChang
Image: Mid-rank officer of the Terracotta Army in Xi'an (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi%27an) Gordon Chang, Daily Beast, in re: Pravda in English from China, the Global Times, castigates Mike Pompeo and strives to drive a wedge between the US and its allies, although the UK, France, India, Vietnam Philippines, Japan, and multiple other countries have already withdrawn from Beijing’s embrace. “US hawks on China will not completely overturn” the policy laid out by Nixon. Gee, are there doves on China these days? Xi Jinping seems to have made himself to be a villain. Yes, there are doves, but they’re awfully quiet right now. China is pushing everyone in frightening directions. No friends left for Xi. Stratfor thinks Beijing wants Trump to win. Deeply unlikely. With Biden, they’ll get someone with a more favorable view of China, whereas Trump is protective of the US. Biden would not keep Pompeo.