OPINION

Trump to turn rhetoric into action on trade

News, Bill Emmott, Published on 25/11/2017

» Is US President Donald Trump what Maoists used to call a paper tiger, or should his noisy threats be taken seriously? That question has loomed particularly large over the North Korean nuclear issue. But after Mr Trump's fairly emollient 12-day tour of Asia, fears of a conflict on the Korean Peninsula have ebbed somewhat.