According to U.S. President Donald Trump, the United States was, six months into his second term in office, the ¡°hottest¡± and ¡°most respected country in the world.¡± In November, he posted on social media that his country ¡°is respected again, respected like never before.¡±
I don¡¯t know about ¡°hottest,¡± but there are ample grounds to challenge his claim that it is ¡°respected like never before.¡± A from the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) provides a blistering rebuttal, warning that Trump¡¯s ¡°aggressive ¡®America First¡¯ policies are driving people closer to China.¡±
After reviewing the answers of over 21,000 respondents across 21 countries, the authors concluded that ¡°If there is a race for global popularity, America is currently losing to its Indo-Pacific rival.¡± The top lines are damning.
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