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Jiang argues that Trump’s behavior in geopolitics follows the same pattern he followed socially in Palm Beach: exclusion from old clubs produces a retaliatory rival club of his own.
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Political style
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Jiang says Trump's political advantage is that his intentions are never clear, allowing different factions to project their own agendas onto the same administration.
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Jiang says Trump functions as a cipher who looks different to different people, which is why seemingly incompatible factions can all believe they are using him.
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Jiang says Trump's governing style is rooted in reality television and wrestling-style spectacle, so he uses loud threats and drama to command attention before backing toward resolution.
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"So, look. Trump. You know. If you want to know what Trump is doing. Just look at his past actions. Right? So, when he..."
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"You'll see that at the very back. These German diplomats. Okay? Were laughing their heads off. Right? So, for Trump. Whenever he enters these..."
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"So I think Trump's greatest trick is his intentions are never clear. He seems like a bumbling buffoon but if he's a bumbling buffoon,..."
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"Yeah, so we have to remember that Trump has a unique governing style. He comes from reality TV. He comes from the world wrestling..."
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"I mean, the one thing that you learn in TV is to create as much conflict as possible and then find a resolution. And..."
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Jiang starts from the harshest frame available: Iran is not one more crisis but the hinge on which the next half-century turns.
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Jiang's through-line is that a declining empire does not retreat cleanly.
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The interview starts with an optimistic claim about a China-US reset, then widens into a harsher model of late-order politics: China and America still need each other, but both systems are drifting toward state...
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