“Like a Landlord Seeking Rent”
America was once seen as a force for moral legitimacy. The world thinks that has changed.
Within weeks of taking office, the Trump administration has effectively gutted America's soft power apparatus, creating a power vacuum that is now being filled by China.
The imagery couldn't be more stark: As President Trump dismantled USAID, Chinese medical teams were checking household water conditions in African villages. While the US suspended $60 bi…




