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  • Assistant Professor of International Relations and Security Studies at Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic, University of Waikato
US President Donald Trump has been reaching out to totalitarian leaders such as North Korea’s Kim Jong-un while snubbing traditional allies. AAP

Why Trump’s liberal demolition job and authoritarian outreach is about China

Reuben Steff, University of Waikato

US President Donald Trump’s closeness with totalitarian leaders and indifference towards traditional liberal allies could be a strategy to reposition America against a rising China.
As China is extending its influence in the South Pacific, New Zealand has responded with increased aid for the region. from www.shutterstock.com

New Zealand’s Pacific reset: strategic anxieties about rising China

Reuben Steff, University of Waikato

New Zealand’s foreign minister announced a NZ$714 million increase in aid for Pacific nations in a soft-power response to China’s growing influence in the Asia-Pacific region.

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