Part 1 in a Series
Donald Trump was elected to president on a
platform of politics not as usual, so it is fitting he inherits a world
in flux. Post-World War II rules are dying, old alliances shifting and
traditional roles shed. While Trump is a giant question mark on the
world stage, NBC News' Chief Global Correspondent Bill Neely looks at major international challenges the president-elect faces upon inauguration on Jan. 20.
LONDON — The flamboyant leader of the Philippines flew to Beijing in October and declared his nation's decades-old alliance with the United States dead.
President Rodrigo Duterte said it was time to "say goodbye" to America and claimed that "only China could help" his country.
By any standard, his pivot was dramatic and
signaled the most important realignment in the region in decades. It was
also a symbol of a major challenge facing president-elect Donald Trump —
the rise of China.
After hundreds of years of looking inward, China
is flexing its muscles regionally by building aircraft carriers,
asserting its dominance over most of the disputed South China Sea and
sending troops abroad.
While the U.S. remains the world's dominant
military and economic power, China now is the world's second-biggest
economy and has the largest military.
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