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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