“Beijing,” writes our bureau chief Ann Scott Tyson today, “is taking advantage of uncertainty generated by the Trump administration to pitch itself as the more dependable, capable global superpower.” China isn’t just seeking to supplant America, but to reshape the international order. Its allies in that effort? Russia, India, and North Korea.
Back in the United States, meanwhile, President Donald Trump is calling for a new order in American cities, citing high crime rates. We look at what the continued deployment of National Guard troops in D.C. means for democracy and domestic law enforcement