In China, he signed a deal to allow some Chinese electric vehicles to enter Canada, in exchange for China dropping its punitive agricultural tariffs on Canadian produce. In Qatar, he spoke of a new partnership with “this dynamic $290bn economy” (which can be described as “dynamic” if only societies which practice modern slavery are included.) The reaction has been mixed, to put it charitably. Only a few years ago, China was holding Canadians hostage over the arrest of a Huawei heiress, so the sight of the prime minister sucking up to the Chinese government has not gone down well in many quarters. And Qatar, which shelters the leaders of Hamas and funds the Muslim Brotherhood, has a good claim at being the most noxious country in international relations on a per capita basis.Do you think that USA can be isolated from the rest of the world ?

