The Perils of Trump 2.0 for Ukraine and the World by Feng Yujun

Exclusive interview with Peking University Professor Feng Yujun (冯玉军)

Today's edition opens with a brief commentary from a familiar figure in this newsletter—Peking University professor and Russia specialist Feng Yujun (冯玉军). Originally posted on his WeChat Moments (朋友圈) last week, this short piece has been slightly revised for this newsletter. It is followed by a written exchange with Feng, which I conducted over the weekend.

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Trump has been in office for barely two weeks, yet his governing philosophy already resembles a foul-smelling stew-like mishmash of things: mercantilism in industrial and trade [policies], populism and anarchism in governance, conservatism in social and cultural matters, “gangsterism [江湖主义]” in foreign policy, utilitarianism in his style of action, and a thuggish personal demeanour—all ultimately …