Trump recognizes the threat of China on paper, but his strategy builds a doctrine whose sharpest, least cautious commitments are a 21st century Monroe Doctrine close to home.

China has ample reason to oppose the build-up of American military might in Caribbean Sea –and the recent US interceptions of tankers hauling Venezuelan oil.

China views Trump’s Venezuela strike as a strategic gift because it validates Beijing’s critique of US unilateralism and weakens Washington’s moral standing.

In 2019, the National Assembly of Venezuela invoked the Venezuelan constitution and declared that Maduro had usurped power and was not the president of Venezuela. In 2024, he held on to power despite compelling evidence he had decisively lost the July elections.

President Trump’s new security strategy described China’s threat to Taiwan in purely economic, not military, terms. China has long spoken of retaking Taiwan, which it views as a breakaway province. WASHINGTON — President Trump last week released a ...

On Saturday 3 January U.S. President Donald Trump announced a large-scale US strike on Venezuela and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. He also plans to allow

CHINA voiced strong opposition to the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, signed into law by U.S. President Donald Trump on December 18, 2025, saying the measure contains “negative provisions related to China” that interfere in its internal affairs and undermine its core interests.