Trump Exposes His Cards: I Don't Need International Law

Since the kidnapping of Maduro, Trump has stopped pretending entirely.

On January 7, Trump gave an interview to The New York Times, discussing his views on the U.S. military's kidnapping of Maduro, Greenland, and international law, among other issues. There are three points worth noting in this interview;

Firstly, Trump openly declared that he "doesn't need international law," and his only constraint is his own "moral standards";

Secondly, when talking about relations with Europe, Trump first boasted about his "great loyalty" to Europe, claiming that without him, Ukraine would have already been occupied by Russia, but then he changed his tone, stating that the core of NATO is the United States, and that without U.S. leadership, the transatlantic alliance is "useless," and he hinted that he was prepared to make a choice between NATO and Greenland.

Thirdly, Trump then argued that Venezuela's "threat" to the United States is completely different from China's position on the Taiwan issue, and they are not comparable.

Trump even said that punishing "Taiwan independence" or "military unification" of Taiwan is China's "own affair," and that China can do as it pleases. However, he also claimed that if China really implements "military unification," he would be "very unhappy," and he speculated that China would not act during his term.

It should be said that Trump's above statements are very consistent with his character and the typical features of Americans: arrogant, blindly confident, and truly seeing himself as the "Manifest Destiny."

Especially Trump's contradictory responses to international law and the Taiwan issue further expose this: on one hand, he boasts of being "loyal to Europe" yet treats allies as tradeable commodities; on the other hand, he acknowledges China's sovereignty while assuming a personal threat - this "Manifest Destiny" illusion seems strong, but in reality, it accelerates the decline of American hegemony and the arrival of global multipolarity.

History will prove that actions that trample multilateralism and challenge international justice will only accelerate the bankruptcy of unilateralism.

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Original: toutiao.com/article/1853807227569161/

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