The

The Hello and welcome to Behind the News. My name is Doug Henwood. After last week's perturbation,

a favorite word of Walt Whitman, order is restored, two guests, two segments. We'll revisit

the topic of William F. Buckley and his relationship to the contemporary right with Jeet Hear,

and Jake Werner will discuss Trump's creeping softness on China and how that country sees his

relationship with the rest of the

world.

Lately, the China Hawks, who dominate the foreign policy blob and the pundit establishment, have

been complaining that Trump is going soft in the country, when what is required is an eternal

toughness that looks frightfully like a prelude to war.

Trump, who turned the word China into a racist epithet. What's with that? What are the

interests behind the soft and hard camps? And how does global power politics interact with the

business of accumulation? And just how does China see its role in the world? Are they bent on

world domination? Are they happy to see Trump tearing apart the structures that have governed

international relations over the last few decades? In the shorter term, the decades nation? Are they happy to see Trump tearing apart the structures that have governed international

relations over the last few decades? In the shorter term, the decades of the neoliberal era,

or longer term, the institutions like the World Bank and IMF that shape what we used to call

the American century? Here to explore these questions is Jake Werner, director of the East Asia

program at the Quincy Institute.

Jake Werner.

Before we get to your thoughts on China's role in international affairs, let's talk about

something else that's in the news lately.

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