1 week Ago By Daryl McCann
P resident Trump, in his January 20 Inaugural Address, surprised a few with this bold declaration: “My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier.” In the light of this, some would say, Trump refrained from any negative comments about Beijing apart from criticising its involvement in the Panama Canal: “We didn’t give it to China. And we’re taking it back.
” America’s China apologists—not least Wall Street and the banks—were delighted with Trump’s restraint. According to a report in Axios , the CEO of the investment company Vanquor, Lu Zhou, said Trump’s speech demonstrated “a softening tone towards China”. Is this a case of peace for our time? Certainly Donald Trump’s counterpart, Xi Jinping, keeps repeating the refrain that he wants to “build a new type of international relations featuring win-win co-operation and advance the noble cause of global peace and development”.
And Trump’s determination to strike a so-called “grand...
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