August 3, 2017

US President Donald Trump unwillingly signed a bill approving new sanctions against Russia. The bill also targets Iran and North Korea. This means the door to improving US-Russia relations has been closed. Russia has already made it clear that it would cut US diplomatic staff in Russia by 755 people in retaliation, which may be followed by more retaliatory measures.

The sentiment that the "China-US honeymoon is over" is prevailing in the US. According to US media, the Trump administration will announce aggressive trade measures targeting China, especially in areas such as intellectual property rights and market entry.

The US has been entangled in domestic political in-fighting. Its foreign strategies are self-contradictory and the core team of the Trump administration seems to disagree with each other on key issues such as the North Korean nuclear issue. As a whole, the US seems fretful, arrogant, aimless and reckless. Not only do its rivals and competitors have deepening concerns toward it, but its allies have also complained about US acts. New research by the Pew Research Center found 35 percent of people surveyed across 38 countries said that US power and influence posed a big danger to their countries.

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