Donald Trump's America-first policies are pushing countries into China's embrace [View all]
Inside China, there's a nickname for US President Donald Trump that tells you everything you need to know about how his actions are increasingly seen as a gift to Beijing.
They call him Chuan Jianguo, which translates to Chinese "nation-builder" — a mocking title that suggests the US president's foreign and domestic policies are driving countries away from Washington and pushing them into the embrace of China.
Trump has been openly vocal about the fact that his America-first attitudes towards Venezuela — and Greenland — are to counter so-called threats from China and Russia.
And while he insists his actions are justified, including bombings and imposing tariffs on several European countries that have disagreed with him, they are proving to be uncomfortable for some traditional US allies.
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