China

It is absurd for the U.S. to claim to represent the free world given President Donald Trump doesn’t care about democracy, human rights or freedom overseas. The Trump administration repeatedly rejected requests from Europe to work together on China until a few weeks ago ... It’s a bit rich for him to now blame allies for not doing enough.

A pattern seems to have taken hold, with the Chinese taking actions the US finds objectionable, America responding punitively, and then China retaliating in a reciprocal tit-for-tat fashion. I expect the same pattern to play itself out in the case of the closing of this consulate.