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China Is Enemy No. 1 for Trump’s New Team

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Beijing in 2017.

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Just days after he won a return to the White House, the outlines of Donald Trump’s foreign policy are becoming clear: squeeze Iran, support Israel, confront China.