Commentary: In Trump and Musk’s America, echoes of China’s past emerge

[Channel NewsAsia] - 02/18/2025

US President Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk are leading a radical effort to dismantle federal bureaucracy. Meanwhile, China struggles with its own bureaucratic inefficiencies, says former SCMP editor-in-chief Wang Xiangwei.



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