UK urged to align with Trump on China or lose favored status in Washington

President-electDonaldTrumpcalledonaward-winningTVproducerMarkBurnetttobespecialenvoytotheUnitedKingdom. FIRSTONFOX:AsPresidentDonaldTrumpreshapesAmericanforeignpolicyaroundhard-noseddealsandnationalself-interest,anewreportwarnstheUKmustrethinkitsstrategytopreserveits“specialrelationship”–orriskbeingsidelinedinWashington. DarrenSpinck,afellowattheHenryJacksonSociety,cautionsthattherewillbeno“businessasusual”underTrumpandthatthe“specialrelationship”betweentheU.S.andUKcannolongerbetakenforgranted.Toremainakeyally,Spinckarguesinanewreport,BritainmustembraceTrump’s“transactional”approachtoforeignpolicy.  “Choosingnottoretaliate”againstTrump-erasteelandaluminumtariffsmaysignala“strategicpatiencethatmayfacilitatebilateralnegotiations,”thereportstates.ItoutlinesstepsthatPrimeMinisterKeirStarmercouldtaketoalignwiththeTrumpadministrationandpursueaU.