It will be the first time a US president has visited China in nearly a decade, with the last visit being Trump in 2017 Like an out-of-control wrecking ball, swinging wildly back and forth, Donald Trump smashes up the international order without much thought for the consequences. Lacking coherent strategies, workable plans or consistent aims, he power-trips erratically from one fragile region, tense warzone and complex geopolitical situation to another, leaving misery, confusion and rubble in his wake. Typically, he claims a bogus victory, demands that others repair the damage and pick up the tab, then looks around for something new to break. The president will bulldoze into another international minefield this week – the fraught standoff between China and Taiwan – when he travels to Beijin