William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
US president's policies have played into Xi Jinping's hands at every turn


Trump's most impactful legacy may be trashing that dollar in ways that set up Xi's currency to fill the void. © Ulrich Baumgarten/Getty Images
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."