***. “No punishment, in my opinion, is too great for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.”
[ George Washington ]

This post presents excerpts from. “Trump’s China Policy Has Weakened America” [ New York Times editorial; 5/17/26 ]: Read this VERY carefully – pause, think on what they say…..

8]. “The competition between the United States and China matters to the entire world. China wants to dominate Asia and expand its global influence. It wants to discredit democracy and downgrade the importance of human rights and political equality. It wants a world where ethnic and religious oppression is accepted. China is the most important ally of several brutal dictatorships, including Russia, North Korea and Iran. Anybody who believes in pluralism, freedom, and other liberal values should be rooting against a world where Mr. Xi and the Chinese Communist party have more sway.”

***. “The damage the president has done to our security is a consequence of his terrible foreign policy choices, an area where Trump’s instincts are so backward that we will devote an entire chapter addressing them.”
[ Anonymous: “A Warning” ]. {Note: Anonymous was a senior Trump. administration official}

4] “For a time, Mr. Trump seemed to have started a bipartisan era of realpolitik toward a country that seeks to diminish American power. As is so often the case, though, Mr. Trump showed little strategic discipline, and he prioritized his personal and political interests over the nation’s.” [read this again – SLOWLY …]

1] “Last week’s summit in Beijing between President Trump and President Xi Jinping ended with few concrete accomplishments, but Americans should be relieved about that. The most likely alternative was a setback for the United States.”

2] “In both his terms..he has weakened the United States relative to China…His failed tariffs have been a central example, setting off a humbling chain of events. The tariffs proved ineffective at intimidating China…China restricted U.S. access to valuable rare-earth metals – and learned just how much leverage it has. To regains access to the minerals, Mr. Trump agreed to allow China to buy advanced American semiconductors that power artificial intelligence.” [read this again – it shows YOU Trump’s rigid Stupidity, China’s long-term thinking]

3]. “He has also diluted instruments of American power that have long been crucial to constraining foreign adversaries. he has alienated partners that can help counter China…He has cut funding for scientific research, diminishing American prowess in A.I., green energy and other realms.” [Trump’s rigid Stupidity weakens America]

***. “No government could give us tranquility and happiness at home, which did not possess sufficient stability and strength to make us respectable abroad.” [ Alexander Hamilton; 6/29/1787]

5] “..America’s inability to defeat Iran’s much smaller military has raised questions about whether it could help defend Taiwan from a mainland invasion.” [ China is watching and waiting… ]

6] “The biggest risk of the summit was that Mr. Trump would trade short-term American gains, such as exporting more soybeans and other agricultural goods, for long-term Chinese advantages.” [ !!!!! read this again – SLOWLY – they are saying Trump would even consider trading soybeans for high-value technical knowledge, or, let China invader Taiwan unopposed. Are you kidding me????? ]

7]. “Taiwan manufactures many of the semiconductors that American companies use. China..remains significantly behind the United States in the race to develop the most advanced A.I…..Mr. Xi very much wants the restrictions removed, and Mr. Trump has begun to loosen them. China now has permission to purchase Nvidia’s high-end H200 chips, but is still blocked from buying the company’s top-line chips, known as Blackwell. If Mr. Trump ever lifts that restriction, he will hand mr. Xi a huge victory.” [can YOU conceive Churchill giving Hitler anything that would help him??? Can YOU conceive ANY American president, 1945-1991, giving the Soviets ANYTHING that would help them?}

***. “I asked about his strategy for dealing with Chinese President Xi Jinping…”Well, first of all, his personality is incredible,’ Trump said. “His strength, his mental and physical strength is great. he’s very, very smart. He’s very cunning. I get along with him fantastically well.” [ Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward: “Rage” ]
[NOTE: YOU tell me – where’s the strategy?????? Is it Trump is awed by this dictator? He gets along with him “fantastically well”??? …..]
***. “…and foreign governments calculated that Trump could be won over relatively easily, with flattery and deference.” [ Pulitzer Prize winners Philip Rucker, Carol Leonnig: “A Very Stable Genius” ]