STONEZONE (Roger Stone) - President Trump Channels Richard Nixon, Not Bill Clinton, in Leverage with China
In foreign policy, timing, leverage, and national interest must guide the strategy of engagement with rising powers. President Richard Nixon grasped this principle as well as any Chief Executive during his groundbreaking 1972 opening to China. President Bill Clinton, however, failed his test when he championed China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Permanent […] The post President Trump Channels Richard Nixon, Not Bill Clinton, in Leverage with China appeared first on StoneZone .
In foreign policy, timing, leverage, and national interest must guide the strategy of engagement with rising powers. President Richard Nixon grasped this principle as well as any Chief Executive during his groundbreaking 1972 opening to China . President Bill Clinton, however, failed his test when he championed China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) in 2000. President Donald Trump’s recent state visit to Beijing revives the Nixonian tradition of pragmatic, interest-driven diplomacy with a foreign adversary—engaging from strength while delivering concrete American wins—while actively correcting the structural imbalances and strategic vulnerabilities created by the…Open
