re: #173 Khal Wimpo (wounded at Bowling Green)

Just got back from the border; the Mexican government is seriously NOT happy these days, and less likely than ever to favor US partnerships.

Meanwhile, the hotels are CRAMMED with eager and gloating Chinese businessmen.

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Trump ran on the idea that China was “stealing” jobs from the USA, and he would fix. In truth, his boneheaded policies are allowing China to step into the vacuum left by Trump’s policies. China has already moved the Philippines away from the States, is wooing Australia into an alliance, stitched together SE Asian countries into a set of satellite economies, and made significant investments — including schools and the like — in Africa. Central and South America are now ready for the taking. Xi Jinping is much smarter than Trump, and he’s played hardball within his party since he left college. Trump is allowing China to become the world’s economic leader, and perhaps its political leader as well.