Source: silverdoctors.com
Now that the regulators have green lighted the petro-yuan futures trading, Trump is set to accuse China of economic aggression and trying to undermine international order.
Last week China pushed ahead with their yuan / gold backed oil future contract. US did an about face regarding their position on North Korean, the US is now willing to hold talks without any preconditions.
Currently it appears as if China (along with Russia) maybe hold most of the cards in this political poker game. When it comes to a show of force, the US forces are thinly spread throughout the globe and reports indicate that the Eastern planes, tanks and warships are superior to those of the United States.
Economically the East has been fortifying their holdings of hard assets to include metals and real estate. They have also been accumulating allies. As for the US, the opposite appears to be the case.