In early 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower authorized the CIA to provide secret campaign funds to Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi and other select members of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which favored close integration with the U.S during the Cold War.

The Trump administration has made many mistakes in the past several months, but picking a fight with China is certainly the worst of them.  The Trump national security team is dominated by China Hawks who can’t tolerate the increased power and influence of China.