FROM EIR DAILY ALERT
Global Times Backs Trump’s Move Against the ‘Establishment’
Dec. 24, 2018 (EIRNS)—The editorial today in the Communist Party of China’s Global Times daily provides an insightful profile of President Donald Trump’s actions against “the establishment” in the U.S. They write of Trump’s tweet on the Syria pullout: “It should not be the job of America to replace regimes around the world,” and the Washington Post response (“rogue presidency”) and that of the New York Times (Trump is “spinning out of control”).
The editorial then says:
“The U.S. seems to be getting caught in a profound and chaotic adjustment in which its traditional political values are collapsing while new values are taking shape through competition. Dissatisfaction among ordinary people cannot be eased through traditional political measures. They turned into a voting power that attempts to break the status quo. This made President Trump confront the establishment and make shocking decisions.”
The daily also states that “traditional logic” can not explain Trump’s actions:
“Does he only want to boost the U.S. economy and pay no attention to geopolitics?... Does he no longer rely on the American alliance system?” They don’t claim to know the answer to these crucial questions, since policies in the Administration are often contradictory.”
It continues:
“Trump’s sharp personality has won him strong public support as well as strong resistance from the establishment. In the following two years, conflicts between Trump and the U.S. system may be further intensified and anything can happen.”
They conclude that China should act “moderately” in relations with Trump, and “should expand instead of further shrink the space of sound China-U.S. bilateral relations.”
