Kissinger Suggests Russia’s Assistance Could Help Contain China

By William Tucker
Contributor, In Homeland Security

Recently, the Daily Beast ran an article, “Henry Kissinger Pushed Trump to Work with Russia to Box in China.” It described the attempts by the former Secretary of State to persuade the Trump administration to use Russia as a lever in containing China.

In the 1970s, Washington enlisted China to aid in its attempts to contain the Soviet Union. Now, Kissinger believes that the inverse of that same strategy could be useful for the U.S. in containing Beijing’s moves in East Asia. This time, however, Russia would play the spoiler. At least, that’s the theory.

About two weeks ago, I wrote that Trump’s grand strategy and his infatuation with Vladimir Putin could be explained by that approach. Although Dr. Kissinger’s idea that Moscow could help put “Beijing in a box” does not fully validate my theory, it provides further evidence that China is a top priority for the Trump administration and that the President is willing to go to great lengths to fulfill his agenda.“ (…)