Trump and China (and Australia)

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This morning I watched a very interesting video:



Trump's Biggest Failure, premiered Oct 16, 2019 (made by one Kraut, who produces videos on a variety of topics, mostly historical and geopolitical).

Despite the title, this video is not primarily about Trump. The first 39 minutes are a history of China and its relationship to the West, from ancient times up to the election of Trump.

The remaining 30 minutes explain how China has taken advantage of Trump's incompetence and buffoonery, enabling China to increase its global power dramatically within just a few short years.

Starting at approximately 47:50 there is also some discussion of the rapidly-growing influence of China in Australia.

Another, much shorter video:



Chyna, produced by The Lincoln Project, Oct 13, 2020.

(This one's just an anti-Trump political ad, not nearly as in-depth as the previously-posted, much longer, more educational video.)

Thanks for posting that. Have studied Chinese history, and world history, and that vid connects a lot of familiar dots into one big, but clear, sweeping story that rings true.

Trump’s troop withdrawals are forcing Asia to contemplate a post-US future, particularly in the South China Sea by William Choong, South China Morning Post, 12 Mar, 2020: