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Nations are being forced to choose between siding with China or the U.S. as President Donald Trump鈥檚 trade war locks the world鈥檚 two largest economies on a collision course.

Trump says Columbus Day will now just be Columbus Day, accusing Democrats of denigrating traditional American icons by celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day alongside the date when the Italian explorer landed in the Caribbean in 1492.

And Trump has issued orders to 鈥渟ave coal鈥� by allowing more mining on federal land, loosening standards meant to curb coal鈥檚 air pollution and gutting the agency that screens coal miners for black lung disease.

According to a new AP-NORC poll, many Americans don鈥檛 agree with Trump鈥檚 aggressive efforts to quickly enact his agenda.

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With China and the US at intense economic odds, nations are being forced to choose sides

As Trump鈥檚 trade war locks the world鈥檚 two largest economies on a collision course, America鈥檚 unnerved allies and partners are cozying up with China to hedge their bets. It comes as Trump鈥檚 trade push upends a decade of American foreign policy 鈥� including his own from his first term 鈥� toward rallying the rest of the world to join the United States against China. And it threatens to hand Beijing more leverage in any eventual dialogue with the U.S. administration.

With Trump saying that countries are 鈥渒issing my ass鈥� to negotiate trade deals on his terms or risk stiff import taxes, Beijing is reaching out to countries far and near. It portrays itself as a stabilizing force and a predictable trading partner, both to cushion the impact from Trump鈥檚 tariffs and to forge stronger trade ties outside of the U.S. market.

鈥淎merica and China are now locked in a fierce contest for global supremacy,鈥� Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said in an April 16 speech. 鈥淏oth powers claim they do not wish to force countries to choose sides. But in reality, each seeks to draw others closer into their respective orbits.鈥�

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