Let me point out in more detail way of how donald trump is leading USA now from his budget.
Let me said this, the trumph' budget clearly showed a different way of USA is going to dealth with other countries previously.
Previously, there are many protests such as Révolution de jasmin, 2014 Hong Kong protests, Sunflower Student Movement or others which happen around the world maybe support by usa government(USAID) to weaken their potential opponent.
If we put in the content of our living, you are a worker and your boss said that there are a job promotion among you and other opponents. Hence, in order to win in the competition, you have either to be very competitive than your competitors or you can weaken your competitors by using dark tricks behind. Which one is more easy, think it carefully.
But now USA is going to deal with other country through another way.
Trumph have decided to strengthen usa instead of weaken other competitors. You can obviously see a growth in the defense department and clear cut in USAID department.
Many NGOs is going to shut down or unactive, lol.
So whats the point of weakening the oppenents country then? Base on the decisions that trump has already made. I do not see any of those that can strengthen united states.
Weakening your opponent(country), you can gain a lot of benefits.
As a major rule, weaken country(social security, opportunities, economy growth and many etc) under control of stronger country.
Let me point it out through examples,
1. Currency is one and top factor.
Who can be the boss of the world? What currency can be world currency?
Now, US dollar have been the world currency, why? because they tied with oil and is a strong country in form of industralisation and military.
Now, who can decide the price of one commodities such as price of corn, price of copper, price of gold or others? It is the us dollar.
Hence, china yuan have been challenged its status through its economy by The Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road and others. If not country is using your currency, then what is the value of your currency, think of zimbawee.
2. Industralisation and technology development
There are many companies in a country, and a company especially manufacturing company need technology and machine to produce certain good and provide services. Normally , company will grow and become multinational company and build factory in other country. If your country is strong, other weak country will not take advantage on certain company based on small issues. For example, vietnam as one of the corrupted country, their government would like to have some advantage. You can see example Taiwanese Firm Takes Blame for Vietnam’s Mass Fish Deaths, it is ridiculous. Besides, company in strong country have products and can offer higher price to company in weak country.
3. Talent
The great talent normally will choose a place where they can utilize their talent without worrying their safety. Do you think that you would like to live in philipine with an earning of 10 us dollar per day and always under threat of drugs dealer, thief or others?
4. United nation
5 country in united nation have the power to reject many things regardless of majority of vote.
Besides, if you know climate change issue, you must know many country sit inside a room and discuss it. They proposed that well developed country and developed country should set standard for carbon emission. Carbon emission mean the economy growth of a country because all human activities involve carbon emission especially in a factory. And, well developed country are allowed to have higher carbon emission compared to developed country. But i don't remember the correct ratio, i only remember developed country gained a large ratio of carbon emission compared to developed country.
Now do you understand it?