Paul Gigot interviews ‘Global View’ Columnist Walter Russell Mead.

One positive effect is that midsized powers are less under the sway of Washington. But they could come under the sway of China.

Looking back, President Trump's desire for the Panama Canal -- declared from the very outset of his second term -- was never a simple ambition.

Beijing has reportedly pressed the Trump administration to scale back its security commitments and revise U.S. official policy toward the island. China claims the democratically governed island as its own territory — a claim that Taiwan's current ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) rejects — and has long criticized U.S. arms sales to Taipei.

US President Donald Trump is visiting Chinese leader Xi Jinping for an historic summit in Beijing. Xi hailed the US-China relationship as the world’s most consequential, telling Trump: “We must make it work and never mess it up.

Trump's homage and deference to Xi were a striking display of an often commanding president adapting to a new power dynamic, understanding China's rise and its emerging role in the world.

President Donald Trump’s three-day trip to China was unexpectedly dominated by discussions about Taiwan and a new framework for managing Washington and Beijing's complicated relationship.