re: #271 FormerDirtDart

There are two forms of international law: treaty; and customary. Treaties are essentially contracts between two or more governments - we know how Trump feels about honoring contracts, so other countries should be concerned. Customary international law is basically tradition - it’s law because that’s how we’ve done things for centuries. It’s also fairly clear that Trump doesn’t care much about tradition or custom.

For all their faults, the leadership in China at least understands how these things work and understand the advantages of using them to realign the world order in their favor.