One year into his second term, President Donald Trump is making one country stronger — and it isn’t America, according to a new poll. Citizens of countries around the world now believe that China is ascendant, while few say the same of the U.S.
Trump's "America First" policies have accelerated this shift, with high tariffs on allies and adversaries alike and his skepticism toward the U.S.-led system of alliances pushing nations into Beijing’s orbit. Meanwhile, America's foes view Washington with diminished dread, convinced that the era of unchallenged Western dominance has come and gone.
