Multiple US media outlets reported on Sunday that Trump was reportedly planning the largest adjustment of the State Department since 1789, which would affect the layout of America's global diplomatic strategy and reach a peak in the disruptive "reforms" of the US administrative system since he took office. As a superpower with interests extending globally, the US has two fists in its national strategy - the State Department and the Defense Department. Trump's major surgery will inevitably produce spillover effects, and China may also be affected. The draft executive order that The New York Times and others revealed is set to be signed by Trump involves a lot of content, but the most eye-catching aspects are these four directions: [Image] ▲US State Department. (Source: Foreign Media) Firstly, Africa. The Trump administration plans to cancel most of the operations of the State Department in Africa, proposing to close unnecessary embassies and consulates across the continent, and replace the Bureau of African Affairs responsible for South of the Sahara policy with a much smaller "Office of African Affairs Special Envoy." The New York Times previously disclosed that the Trump administration is considering closing 10 embassies and 17 consulates. The massive State Department will be reorganized into four regional bureaus, respectively responsible for the Indo-Pacific region, Latin America, the Middle East, and Eurasia. This plan shows Trump's strategic neglect or even contempt for Africa. Secondly, the draft cancels or weakens offices handling global issues such as democracy and human rights, refugees, global women's issues, and international organization cooperation, and will also abolish the position of climate envoy. [Image] ▲Trump's information chart. (Source: Foreign Media) Thirdly, towards Canada. The draft states that "diplomatic relations with Canada will be handled by a significantly reduced team, which will fall under the Office of North American Affairs within the Under Secretary of State’s Office," including a substantial reduction in the size of the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. This adjustment implies an insult to Canadian sovereignty: Canada does not deserve previous diplomatic protocols. Fourthly, regarding artificial intelligence. The draft indicates that the State Department must "greatly expand the use of artificial intelligence" to assist in drafting documents and engage in "policy formulation and review" as well as "operational planning." These adjustments by the United States certainly aim to free up more resources and energy to deal with China, so the design direction includes increasing pressure on China. However, China is also a great power and is increasingly seen by the world as a "superpower." For the United States to suppress China, it will have to compete with China "comprehensively," meaning to "close in" on China worldwide. [Image] ▲According to a report by the US political news website on April 18, several anonymous senior officials from the Pentagon revealed that Joseph Kasper, Chief of Staff to Defense Secretary Higgenbotham, is about to leave, and several other high-ranking officials have been suspended. The report cited sources saying that there is a leadership vacuum and crisis at the top levels of the Department of Defense. A senior defense official bluntly said, "The Pentagon has completely collapsed." (Source: Foreign Media) The previous US administration once established a "China Coordination Office" with nearly a hundred personnel at the State Department and sent "China observers" to various parts of the world to track Beijing's dynamics in major countries globally and study countermeasures. However, Trump seems to be doing the opposite; he has focused almost all his attention on the Sino-US trade war and the blockade of Chinese high technology, trying to strangle China through the chokehold method. In this way, while increasing pressure in the main areas, the United States appears to be relaxing in some other fields that were previously tense, such as Africa and so-called "human rights." Africa is already an advantage for China, as China has been the largest trading partner of Africa for 15 consecutive years. Cooperation between China and Africa covers multiple fields such as infrastructure construction, energy development, agricultural technology, and digital economy. For example, China helped build the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Kenya, built the headquarters building of the African Union, improved transportation and urban development conditions in African countries, and created a large number of job opportunities locally. These are what the US and the West have envied over the past few years. The Biden administration mimics China, promoting a series of strategies to "reconnect with Africa," such as hosting the "US-Africa Leaders Summit," proposing the "Global Infrastructure and Investment Partnership," attempting to counter China's "Belt and Road Initiative," and frequently accusing China of so-called "debt trap diplomacy" in Africa. Now, Trump wants to interrupt the efforts of the Biden administration. The non-continuity of the US strategy benefits China, and further cooperation between China and Africa is expected to reduce the greatest interference from the US. [Image] ▲In 2023, children wait to board a train at the Nairobi Station of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya. (Source: Xinhua News Agency) "Human rights" has long been the biggest "common language" of the US and the West and the greatest bond that coordinates and unites them. No matter what other differences and conflicts they have, they quickly gather together when attacking the "human rights" of non-Western countries. Their aid to developing countries often ties in with "human rights." In the global public opinion arena, Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, and Radio Free Europe have long collaborated with the "foreign propaganda media" of European countries. Moreover, back in March, Trump signed an executive order requiring the dissolution of the US International Media Agency responsible for supervising Voice of America and other media institutions around the world. On climate issues, the US and Europe have differences, but they often coordinate their positions when facing developing countries like China and India. Now Trump wants to make major adjustments in these areas, which will directly offend Europe and create larger rifts within the Western bloc. More importantly, the major adjustment of the State Department is the latest "manifesto" of the US abandoning its responsibility to maintain the interests of the entire Western bloc. The US really intends to do whatever benefits itself in foreign strategy and cut or weaken whatever does not contribute much to its values. The US draws a "gap" between itself and Europe and other Western countries. They are no longer the "Western community" they used to be, but rather one where American interests take absolute priority, and other Western countries can only help tilt their relationship with the US. Shared benefits are further excluded. [Image] ▲According to a report by the Financial Times on April 12, due to the Trump administration's tightening of immigration and entry policies and its pressure on European countries with tariffs and security threats, the US tourism industry suffered a severe impact, and the number of European tourists visiting the US plummeted. (Financial Times illustration) China aims to develop relations with all countries in the world and carry out mutually beneficial cooperation. The "invisible wall" of the "West" greatly increases the political cost of our cooperation with Europe and other countries, and constantly encounters interference from the concept of the "West" in other regions of the world. Trump's adjustments will weaken the destructive resistance that we had to invest a lot of effort to confront in the past, giving us stronger reasons to develop relations with Western countries outside the US and all countries in the world. However, it must be emphasized that one of the biggest purposes of the US making the above adjustments is to concentrate resources and energy more on dealing with China. The total pressure from the US will only increase, not decrease. But Trump's maneuvering will shake the existing mechanism of pressure against China. We need to adapt to changes, seize opportunities, open up work in directions that have been blocked or interfered with in the past, offset the added pressure with the resulting effects, achieve a surplus of positive results, and expand our strategic initiative. Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7495408589978042921/ Disclaimer: The article solely represents the author's views. Please express your attitude by clicking the "Like/Dislike" buttons below.