America’s Cultural Revolution
President Trump is seeking a fundamental break from historical norms in a way that bears comparison with the decade of turmoil Mao Zedong instigated in China, albeit in a much less violent way.
Stephen Roach, senior fellow of the Paul Tsai China Center of Yale Law School, is the former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and author of Accidental Conflict: America, China, and the Clash of False Narratives (Yale University Press, 2022).