Colby, Trump's Anti-China Hawk: Mission: Slay Beijing's Dragon

Among the men whispering to Donald Trump is a 45-year-old with an old face, combed like someone who likes to present himself in order, a side parting and a disciplined quiff, closer to James Stewart than Andrea Giambruno. Elbridge Colby (just “Bridge” to his friends and it could be the game or the bridge) since the president's first term, when he was deputy assistant to the secretary of Defense and architect of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, has repeated only one concept: America cannot afford Chinese hegemony in Asia.

“If China dominates more than half of global GDP,” he explained, “we will not be able to implement reindustrialization policies. They will not allow us to ban TikTok. We will not have Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet. Because those will be Chinese companies. The best universities will be in China.” From here, and in a short time, the economy will slow down. Not only will jobs be at risk, but “our freedoms and our security: this is an intolerable thought.” It is not a question of preventing Beijing from being a great power, but of preserving the status quo (...)

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