Nonsequitur: Dealing with China

Chinese construction activity building artificial islands on a series of disputed reefs

President Obama’s “pivot” to China has resulted in increasingly protectionist trade policies, growing Chinese militarization, massive cyber attacks originating from China and renewed political ties between China and Russia. In other words, the typical results from this administration’s weak, ineffective foreign relations policies.

Both Governor Scott Walker and Senator Marco Rubio have responded to the recent cyber attack and the economic effects of China’s devaluation of the yuan. You can read Governor Walker’s commentary here and Senator Rubio’s commentary here.