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Conrad Black: Trump’s Pragmatic Turn in Asia

Conrad Black: Trump’s Pragmatic Turn in Asia
U.S. President Donald Trump (centre L) poses with other leaders during the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 26, 2025. AP Photo/Vincent Thian, Pool
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It is clear that President Trump’s recent visit to the Far East was an extraordinary success. As he set out, there continued to be loud apprehensive noises of a potential breakdown in relations between the United States and China, largely from those who achieve an acute state of nervosity at the flamboyant manner in which this president conducts foreign policy.

Conrad Black
Conrad Black
Author
Conrad Black has been one of Canada’s most prominent financiers for 40 years and was one of the leading newspaper publishers in the world. He’s the author of authoritative biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard Nixon, and, most recently, “Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other,” which has been republished in updated form. Follow Conrad Black with Bill Bennett and Victor Davis Hanson on their podcast Scholars and Sense.