The China Evening Missive
 
There’s a mad scramble on.  Under the uncertainty and potential threat of tariffs, partners and allies alike are turning to ……. China?
 
It does really pain me to see how a 20-year American strategy which alienated so many resulted in China picking up geopolitical gains. 
 
I’ve no idea what Trump 2.0 has in store with regards to tariffs and I do desperately hope his administration focuses heavily on addressing domestic issues.  Still, China is a low time preference country when it comes to strategic game play.  Additionally, China’s foreign policy doesn’t follow the approach of “you’re either with us or against us.”    
 
What I can tell you is that I sure as hell wouldn’t want to be Mexico right now. 

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