There appears to be some perplexing disjunction in the author’s two judgments: if Trump’s primary option is to satisfy grassroots demands, revive domestic manufacturing, and thereby “make America great again”, then a comprehensive strategic retreat should be expected. But this cannot explain the Trump administration’s ambitions towards Greenland, Panama Canal, Canada and Venezuela, or even explorations of resuming nuclear testing, which Professor Zhao aptly pointed out are facets of “aggression”.
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