Trump Versus China: What’s Really at Stake

By John McLaughlin

December 2, 2016 | http://www.ozy.com/pov/trump-versus-china-whats-really-at-stake/74298

Why you should care

Because nature abhors a geopolitical vacuum, too. 

The author, deputy director and acting director of the CIA from 2000 to 2004 teaches at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
The economy of Asia is likely to drive the 21st century. Leaders of most nations would believe the United States should maintain and even expand its role there. And yet, the U.S. runs a very high risk of doing exactly the opposite — turning away from the region and ceding its leadership in Asia.http://www.ozy.com/pov/trump-versus-china-whats-really-at-stake/74298