You want circumstantial evidence Trump is Putin's puppet-Click

[DemocratSinceBirth]

He is willing to throw NATO under the bus to appease Russia while willing to go to war with an economic and military (semi) behemoth like China over some sand bars in the South China sea.

[world wide wally]

1. My only question is if Trump will hand over the nuclear codes to Putin on day one,

Or wait till they meet face to face

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. Trump believes he can use Russia as a hedge against China.

It will end badly.

[doc03]

3. I don't remember who it was but one of the Republican talking heads claimed

that was a brilliant strategy. He said Nixon used it back when he visited China and it put Russia on the defensive.
He thinks by Trump palling up with Russia it will put China on the defensive now an make them stop manipulating their
currency and stop unfair trade for example.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. The opening to China was to get them to put pressure on their ally, Vietnam, to enter into a...

The opening to China was to get them to put pressure on their ally, Vietnam, to enter into a peace agreement.