Is the American presidency in Xi's hands?

In PJ Media, Roger L. Simon believes the fate of Trump’s reelection lies in the hands of China’s Xi.

Trump did the right thing by playing the tariff card. What other way is there to get China to obey the rules on trade and intellectual property? Saying “please” just won’t cut it. They’ll nod their heads, say some version of “of course,” and do as close to nothing as they can get away with. Fifteen or twenty years later someone will convene a committee.

…In fact, there are many indicators that the West, in general, is in bad shape — the demonstrations in Paris are only one very recent indication. We have lost our sense of purpose. Students are running around our campuses blathering about “intersectionality” while in China they are studying engineering. (The other day David Goldman cited a scary statistic: China graduates four STEM bachelor’s degrees to every one in the U.S.)

“Trouble ahead, trouble behind,” as Jerry Garcia once said. Donald Trump’s chief negotiator Robert Lighthizer has his work cut out for him. The best thing he has going is that the Chinese know if the USA goes broke, they go broke with us. (At least there’s one good thing about globalism!) Also, all Chinese leaders are concerned with rebellion — they have plenty. Nevertheless, the stock market, to say the least, is nervous. We should be too — not just for our 401Ks, but for the future of our republic on a whole lot of levels.

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