Opinion | With new student visa rule, Donald Trump is making America small again
- International students at US universities are a core arsenal of American soft power. By closing its doors, the Trump administration undermines America’s stature as a responsible stakeholder in global affairs
The way it is going now, I might have been wrong. The professor had written a good book on America and China but smudged it with a snarky title: Destined for War . The addition of a simple question mark (“Destined for War?”) might have eased the melodrama and lowered our blood pressure. But maybe the Harvard man was onto something?
It is indisputable that without commitment and imagination that soars above the bromides of bureaucracies and the short-term needs of politicians – on both sides of the Pacific Ocean – the relationship between the United States and China may be doomed. But is war slated to start in this nuclear age?
Simply put, China is scaring people. This thrills feral mainland nationalists, but it’s bad for China if its goal is to help lead this century towards peace and prosperity without the black clouds of war.
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Hong Kong hotel becomes home to Beijing’s new national security office in the city