https://www.scmp.com/rss/326174/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In South Asia, there is one clear winner from Donald Trump’s tweet tantrums this week: China, which suddenly finds its leverage over Pakistan multiplying as a result of the US president’s mood swings. Alongside his provocative tweets about North Korea, Trump opened the year by letting fly at Pakistan, which he attacked for not doing enough to root out jihadists. The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2126998/thank-you-trump-tweet-was-just-what-china-needed-tame-pakistan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2126998/thank-you-trump-tweet-was-just-what-china-needed-tame-pakistan?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Jan 2018 08:15:45 +0000