The Election Aftermath and America’s Adversaries
◎ On dealing with China and Russia—America’s two greatest existential challengers—the Trump administration has built a more solid foundation than what it inherited.
Contributors

Trump’s Tough-love Policy for China
◎ Trump’s increasingly hard-nosed policies can steer China away from a course that is leading inevitably to outright conflict with the West.

Scrap the Third Communique With China, Keep the Six Assurances to Taiwan
◎ President Donald Trump has not hesitated to tear up international commitments made by his predecessors if he determines they are not in America’s national interest.

A Mini-Marshall Plan to Retain Allies
◎ Can the leaders of these small, weak nations be expected to muster greater courage and fortitude than one of the world’s great ethical icons?

Kissinger’s Historic China Policy: A Retrospective
◎ For Kissinger, changing the Communist Party’s approach to domestic governance was separate from, and subservient to, global realpolitik concerns.

Win the Trade War with China to Deter a Real War
◎ The outcome of the trade confrontation, and the lessons it teaches, will greatly influence the likelihood of actual conflict in the future.

The ‘Taiwan Card’ and its Role in US-China Relations
◎ From Beijing’s perspective, virtually anything the United States does with Taiwan amounts to playing that particular “card.”

Trump Must Set ‘America Firm’ Course with China to Protect Taiwan and US Interests
◎ China scholars and policy practitioners increasingly are accepting a painful and long-denied reality: four decades of Western engagement have failed to induce critical changes in the domestic and foreign policies of the Chinese Communist Party.

China’s Wealth Lures Nations to Shun Taiwan, Ignore Persecutions
◎ The People’s Republic of China has successfully defied the international order and is relentlessly remaking it in its own mold.