"Trump is challenging that entire foundation, envisioning a new world order where great powers cut deals - and look the other way when needed - rather than restrain each other's ambitions. What they're saying: "After the end of the Cold War, American foreign policy elites convinced themselves that permanent American domination of the entire world was in the best interests of our country,""
"After returning to office, Trump kicked off a spiral of U.S.-China tariffs, threats and export bans, before striking a truce with President Xi Jinping in October. Lately, Trump has been sounding like the biggest China dove in Washington. Breaking it down: His administration has backed off plans to sanction China over last year's massive Salt Typhoon cyber intrusions, so as not to undermine the trade pact, Axios' Sam Sabin notes."
Trump is shifting U.S. strategy away from permanent global dominance toward negotiated arrangements among great powers and selective engagement. Early policies included strong measures against China, such as declaring a Xinjiang genocide, blacklisting Huawei and moving to ban TikTok, followed by tariffs, export controls and threats. An October truce with Xi paused some confrontations and produced commitments on fentanyl precursors, U.S. agricultural purchases and rare earth flows. The administration has hesitated to pursue sanctions tied to major cyber intrusions to preserve the trade pact, lifted an export ban on Nvidia H200 chips to China, and announced high-level visits between Washington and Beijing.
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