US President Donald Trump’s criticism of China for not stopping North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs underscores that Trump has no understanding of geo-politics, says an American political analyst.
“President Trump’s lambasting of China is symptomatic of Trump’s many shortcomings,” said Rodney Martin, a former congressional staffer based in Los Angeles, California.
Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had a high-profile summit in April at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump said he hoped Xi would help resolve the North Korean standoff.
“He clearly doesn’t understand the office and believes that a short visit to Mar-a-Lago with China’s president clearly has some sort of long-term credibility and influence over China early in his presidency,” Martin told Press TV on Wednesday.
“He clearly has no understanding of geo-politics and clearly has no understanding of the complexities…