re: Chinese move 150K troops to N Korea Border

Here's how I see this going down.

Trump offered Xi coal. And gas. Cheap. If he has to subsidize it to make this happen he will. That removes the only thing they have other than geography. I would not be surprised if Trump promised once this is settled we will pull out of Korea. Korea then becomes a major trade partner for them. Huge win for both sides.

I don't know where Taiwan and South China Sea come down. But with all the goodwill this would engender, I suspect we'll both be OK with the outcome.

And Putin will be quaking in his shirtless suit wondering what the hell went wrong with his plans for world domination.

There may be a middle east war, but it won't be "The big one" because he's going to have to watch his flank. And if that's how this all plays out, Trump is going to go down in world history as one of the greats.

Unfortunately, it never works out like you plan.